Learn to defend yourself - it could save your life

[heartsurgerysurviver]

Ya know Lt, you are right, i'll keep my opinions to myself in these matters in the future.
by the way I have neither blond hair or blue eyes. lol
Sorry you found my post offensive, guess you should put me on your ignore list.
Glad that feature was mentioned, I didn't know about it till now.
I was not , nor am i now,trying to tell you or anyone else what is offensive. I was stating my opinion [ I did put IMO]
I'll try to keep my posts from being offensive to you in the future.
you have a great day
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[Return of the redi]

You're right Toker. Granny is a target, and one that often gets hit, judging by the amount of battered grannies you see in the papers.
Stastistics say that, person for person, burglaries are more common in anti gun England than in pro gun America.
I think that more or less speaks for itself!

[Return of the redi]

And Kombucha, you keep saying there are no guns in England, so tell me where abouts you live and then I can point out, statistically of course, how very wrong you are!

[Kombucha]

Ok, I live in Kent. The very fact that anyone can buy handguns in America but no one can buy handguns in the UK is pretty good evidence that the UK does not have a lot of guns. The police don't even carry guns. They don't need them.

[Libertarian Toker]

Ok, I live in Kent. The very fact that anyone can buy handguns in America but no one can buy handguns in the UK is pretty good evidence that the UK does not have a lot of guns. The police don't even carry guns. They don't need them.

It is a neighbourhood with a reputation for drugs and violence; a place where gang rivalry has led to shootings. The police officers patrolling these streets have loaded guns in their holsters; armed units are ready to provide back up. Is this a scene from the ghettos of the United States? No, this is Nottingham in the heart of England, a country with a long tradition of unarmed police officers who walk the beat with only a truncheon for protection.

More on this story here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sta...ime/police.stm

[Return of the redi]

Yep, Nottingham, Manchester, Liverpool, London. It's a situation that is only getting worse.
Unless you live in Kent!

[maryjanemama]

Kombucha, believing there are no guns in England because they've been outlawed, is like believing there was no alcohol in the US during Prohibition. Smoking weed is illegal in my state in the US. Yet, I smoke it every chance I get and it's easy to find. Making something illegal doesn't make it impossible, there is always an underground.

[Herbaholic00]

believing there are no guns in England because they've been outlawed, is like believing there was no alcohol in the US during Prohibition.

Its is not hard to get hold of a gun in England. I have been offered, and several friends have been offered. You only have to know the right person if you want to get hold of a gun. (as with anything illegal)
On the other hand if you dont want to buy a gun you could always rent a gun from underground 'outlets'. I hear that renting guns is becomming increasingly more popular in the UK due to the automatic 5 years in jail if you are caught in possesion of a firearm in the UK .


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[Kombucha]

There are very few guns in the UK. I do live here you know. It is very hard to get hold of them and as such very few police carry guns. Most criminals do not "know the right people," they are just losers who want to make some quick money. Only serious criminals here have guns, I see a lot of news reports about people being burgled or mugged, I hardly ever see reports like that where guns were involved.

[Herbaholic00]

Kombucha where in the UK are you from?

Only serious criminals here have guns

Sorry but this is simply not true at all, there have been several messed up "drive by" shootings recently......... not by so serious/full time criminals but by people who have watched menace to society to much.

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