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Gun Control & RKBA

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4. Britain had a long tradition of generally unarmed police

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 04:14 PM

Jun 2017

Which was all well and good until there was a rise in the number of people who actively DGAF
about any implied social contract.

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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