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"Ron Hunter" wrote in message ... whisky-dave wrote: It also seems strange that more police get shot in the USA than the UK, thankfully it's quite rare in the UK. That might be due to the fact that the US has about 6 times the population of the UK. Don't you think. Possibley, but in the UK 'only' 1 or 2 a year are killed if that, it's quite rare. I'd 'expect' 6 times more to be killed in the USA, but is that the case ? Given that so many of the criminals in the US are armed, Seems they find these self defense weapons easy to get and use for other purposes. So why doesn't American ban these guns ? Why is it so many criminals in the US have guns, are they legal guns . it is rather amazing that more aren't killed. Are you suggesting that overall there's some link between the number of guns in a society and the number of people killed by guns ??????? It is still true that most police officers will never fire their gun except at the pistol range during a normal career. Seems a waste of time having them then doesn't it. Why not carry a knife. Don't believe all those cop shows. They don't represent reality very well. well I realise that, hope you think the same about UK TV. |
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I suspect there are plenty of guns still in England. Unless
your population is very, very docile, there would be at least a few which are quietly held. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Chris H" wrote in message ... the UK bans only worked because the Police knew EXACTLY where ALL of the guns were |
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Stormin Mormon wrote:
Unless your population is very, very docile, there would be at least a few which are quietly held. Otherwise, they'd be held even quieter? -- (*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate www.davidhorne.net (email address on website) "The fact is that when I compose I never think of and never have thought of meeting the listener." -George Perle (RIP 2009) |
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In message , Stormin Mormon
writes I suspect there are plenty of guns still in England. Unless your population is very, very docile, there would be at least a few which are quietly held. None legally held BUT estimates are that there are a vast number of illegal guns. The majority held by criminals but probably a small number by "law abiding citizens" who have one in the attic for when the world ends. -- \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ |
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Stormin Mormon wrote:
I suspect there are plenty of guns still in England. Unless your population is very, very docile, there would be at least a few which are quietly held. Why on earth would you think that? There's less than one policeman for every 1,000 people in most of the UK (London has roughly twice the number of cops than the rest of the UK when counted as a percentage of the population) With those sort of numbers the word you're looking for isn't 'docile' it's 'reasonably happy'. -- William Black |
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In message , William Black
writes Stormin Mormon wrote: I suspect there are plenty of guns still in England. Unless your population is very, very docile, there would be at least a few which are quietly held. Why on earth would you think that? Because he understands people. I would agree with him There probably are a small number of guns illegally held by people who are otherwise pillars of the community There's less than one policeman for every 1,000 people in most of the UK (London has roughly twice the number of cops than the rest of the UK when counted as a percentage of the population) Most Capital cities have. With those sort of numbers the word you're looking for isn't 'docile' it's 'reasonably happy'. You don't get out much do you? -- \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ |
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I suspect there are plenty of guns still in England. Unless
your population is very, very docile, there would be at least a few which are quietly held. Held since when? WW1? Where on earth would they have come from? None legally held BUT estimates are that there are a vast number of illegal guns. For a rather small value of "vast". (UK residents only). Compare the number of times you've been around illegal drugs with the number of times you've been in the presence of an illegal firearm. The deterrent sentences are of the same order, so the incentive for concealment is about the same, and guns are a lot harder to conceal. I suppose I've been in the same room as drugs with a street value in five or six figures over my lifetime, and never once seen an illegal firearm or met anyone in person who claimed to own one. The majority held by criminals but probably a small number by "law abiding citizens" who have one in the attic for when the world ends. Buying one has never been easy or common in the UK, regardless of what the law has said at various times. Mostly, people have seen them as a waste of money which would have been better spent on a sewing machine, a better stove, drink, tickets for Marie Lloyd at the music hall or a new Wii accessory. Almost all people in the UK think guns are boring and their owners are creepy. (Americans who rabbit on about them on Usenet reinforce that perception with every message they post). Literature gives you a picture of how prevalent they've been over time. How many characters in Dickens, Hardy or D.H. Lawrence owned them? You will quite frequently find characters in American fiction owning a gun despite being neither a cop, a neo-Nazi or a drug dealer. That is just about never the case in British writing; an author who tried it would come across as an American who'd never been here (as you do). ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === http://www.campin.me.uk ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts ****** I killfile Google posts - email me if you want to be whitelisted ****** |
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Stormin Mormon wrote:
I suspect there are plenty of guns still in England. Unless your population is very, very docile, there would be at least a few which are quietly held. Yes, I wonder how many of those previously legal guns were reported stolen a few days before the deadline for turning them in.... |
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