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Originally Posted by Sparkle
I've been asked this many times too. "Don't need them over there, isn't that great?" is my reply. I then follow on to say (tongue in cheek) "You see that's one reason why I moved to Britain, the Brits are freedom loving. They sure do know what freedom means.". That usually winds them up nicely.
Next time one of your American friends asks you if its true that UK cops don't carry guns, just consider it your duty to inform them that from September 2000 through to September 2010, 511 American cops died as a result of hostile gunfire.
In that same time frame, just three British policemen (excluding N. Ireland) died as a result of hostile gunfire. Amazing what we can achieve when we apply a little common sense to gun ownership.
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Just to clear up a point they are both close family & friends, & it great that guns are not thought to be needed in the UK.
Personally I have no problem with the police carrying them & when I am home in the states I am happier to see them on the street with a gun than with out. I have never suggested that they should however be routinely used in the UK. Different cultures . As I have stated before & just to be clear - When in the States have a gun in my home (Before you ask it is kept at a firing range when I am here) & yes it has been used in - anger / self defense -he fired first & missed said it was meant to missed on reflection it was so wide as to be true , I missed - dark- not that awake. Was caught by police, He thought that as I was a "brit" i would be an easy target. Had only just moved into that house,I moved on after that. First thing we did was put Old Glory up the flag pole
Mistake putting a Union & a Welsh flag before
