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Old 10-23-2009, 07:13 PM
 
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"gun battles between rival drug gangs."

Seems despite having one of the most strict firearms policies, Britian is still awash in firearm/drug crime. Hmmmm.....


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For some U.K. Bobbies, job comes with gun - Europe- msnbc.com

Hey! Those gangs are breaking the law!
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Old 10-24-2009, 10:08 AM
 
Location: London UK & Florida USA
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Living 6 months of the year in the UK and spending a lot of my time in the "troubled" areas of London i can tell you that we do not have the gun crime that is in the USA. Every City all over the World has violent crime. We do not feel the need to have guns in the UK because it really is NOT a big problem. 99% of British homes do not have firearms or indeed do not need or want them.
You can believe all the B/S you want but gun crime in the UK is very small compared to the USA. We would love to see it at zero but that would be impossible anywhere.
Living in both the UK and the USA i can tell you from first hand experience that the USA is gun crazy compared to the UK and British Bobbies do not want or need to be armed. We have special armed Police Units to tackle gun crime and they work very well.
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Old 10-25-2009, 08:38 AM
 
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Living 6 months of the year in the UK and spending a lot of my time in the "troubled" areas of London i can tell you that we do not have the gun crime that is in the USA. Every City all over the World has violent crime. We do not feel the need to have guns in the UK because it really is NOT a big problem. 99% of British homes do not have firearms or indeed do not need or want them.
You can believe all the B/S you want but gun crime in the UK is very small compared to the USA. We would love to see it at zero but that would be impossible anywhere.
Living in both the UK and the USA i can tell you from first hand experience that the USA is gun crazy compared to the UK and British Bobbies do not want or need to be armed. We have special armed Police Units to tackle gun crime and they work very well.
Can't argue with someone who knows the facts.
Thanks for telling it as it is and not just quoting the press.
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