You can't even own a water pistol or toy Colt 45 if you're going to 'open carry' them in case someone spots you with it, panics and calls the police. This has happened.
5his is why in the late 80's or early 90's toy manufacturers started making toy guns in bright colours rather than the traditional gun metal grey/nickle plate
Don’t Athletic Olympic shooters get to own handguns?
I looked that up and apparently not
Alas, this isn't enough to protect certain children from being shot and killed by some police officers.
Well not all of them ar least.Kudos to Britain for not needing to arm all their police officers or clad them in body armor like we do here.
Yup, it's not the case that the British police are not armed. Officers on the beat aren't but can call up armed back-up.
However, that is Officer Drew Peacock, who has been put in charge of protecting the donuts.
We're straying from topic here, but...
Silver paint mixed with black and a bit of blue would have given the perfect shade of gunmetal.
That makes sense to me. Some situations are potentially lethal to police officers and in those situations they need a more robust defense.
When I'm out cycling or driving, I might have a disagreement with another road user where angry words are exchanged. While this might be unpleasant it's no worse than playground bickering.That makes sense to me. Some situations are potentially lethal to police officers and in those situations they need a more robust defense.
I wish, though, that we had some similar moderation over here instead of our fetishistic obsession with deadly arms.
It's one thing to make a silly mistake, it's another to make a silly mistake and kill someone.
Burn the witch!
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I'm an American and I do not comprehend the attitude toward gun laws here among people who believe it is unconstitutional to limit their access to military grade weapons. But then, I'm one of those "anarchist" "socialists" who wants to destroy the country by having universal health care.
Alas, this isn't enough to protect certain children from being shot and killed by some police officers.
Kudos to Britain for not needing to arm all their police officers or clad them in body armor like we do here.
This post from @ramonmercado is case in point https://forums.forteana.org/index.p...-responses-disruptions-etc.67104/post-2079117Here in the UK, as you'll know, there is no common culture of gun-carrying. We don't own them, we don't feel we need them, we hardly even think about them.
Guns are legally held by certain parties for sport or work but a farmer, for example, who can own a shotgun can't buy an assault rifle.
We're not perfect - Britain has had American-style spree killings over the years. Many Brits could probably recall and name them, they're so unusual.
But we certainly don't expect to hear about them happening most weeks or have to design schools with 'anti-shooter' features.
Seriously, not being flippant here: how do Americans deal with the knowledge that any stranger they encounter might have a gun and shoot them?
1. I think my brain is calibrated for the UK, as I too do not own guns, or feel I need them, and hardly think of them.Here in the UK, as you'll know, there is no common culture of gun-carrying. We don't own them, we don't feel we need them, we hardly even think about them.
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Seriously, not being flippant here: how do Americans deal with the knowledge that any stranger they encounter might have a gun and shoot them?
Queuing?
Yup, that too. It's sometimes frustrating enough to make us go as far as tutting.
Dont forget angry mutterling when somebody pushes in
