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Gun Control & RKBA

pablo_marmol

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6. Yeah, I'm aware of the UK's long tradition of unarmed police.

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 03:37 AM

Jun 2017

Perhaps I'm not as up on my news as I should be, but I thought that problems caused by those who DGAF had been occurring for some time. Problems caused by white gangs. I guess I'm suspicious about the notion that armed officers "up the ante" and result in an escalation of violence.

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Guardian: (English and Welsh) police chiefs to discuss offering guns to all frontline officers [View all] friendly_iconoclast Jun 2017 OP

Or, to de-escalate violence during a terror attack. yagotme Jun 2017 #1

"Which is also extremely likely to happen as of late." True dat... friendly_iconoclast Jun 2017 #5

My only thought: Why did it take so long? NT pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #2

Britain had a long tradition of generally unarmed police friendly_iconoclast Jun 2017 #4

Yeah, I'm aware of the UK's long tradition of unarmed police. pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #6

Great Idea beemer27 Jun 2017 #3