Benighted BBC reports British gun crime… it’s a holy terror!
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Every country has its pros and cons; you have to appreciate them for their individual characteristics. I enjoy visiting the
Uk every chance I get. To my mind, the Brits may have the best comedy, but the Czech Republic has the best fish and chips.
Uk every chance I get. To my mind, the Brits may have the best comedy, but the Czech Republic has the best fish and chips.
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Ouch, bro… OUUUUCH!!
kamloops67
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Canada is circling the bowl and about to go down the pipe too
And before someone tells me to do something about it , I have done all that I know how to do .
I vote , I support firearm lobbies , I introduce new shooters to the sport
I write letters and make phone calls
Thousands of us do , but we are too few and the antis are too many
In the end many are planning to dig in their heals and hope for massive non compliance
I don't know what to do at this point
And before someone tells me to do something about it , I have done all that I know how to do .
I vote , I support firearm lobbies , I introduce new shooters to the sport
I write letters and make phone calls
Thousands of us do , but we are too few and the antis are too many
In the end many are planning to dig in their heals and hope for massive non compliance
I don't know what to do at this point
I will always harbor a pride-filled warm spot in my heart for my British upbringing on the West coast and my time there living on the East coast.
Sadly, my cousins in Suffolk hardly recognize what has become of The Realm.
Sadly, my cousins in Suffolk hardly recognize what has become of The Realm.
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The Last Standing Knight
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Britain is another country. They do things differently over there.
They are NOT a free country as we would define the term. Show me a country besides the USA that is. Even our neighbors to the north have certain laws and controls we would find rather totalitarian.
An associate who was from England told me (in regards to a certain social media site with the initials FB) that if someone writes what we write on such forums here over there, the Met (Metropolitan Police) will "come calling".
IMHO it really is of very little concern to us what they do as long as they keep it there.
They are NOT a free country as we would define the term. Show me a country besides the USA that is. Even our neighbors to the north have certain laws and controls we would find rather totalitarian.
An associate who was from England told me (in regards to a certain social media site with the initials FB) that if someone writes what we write on such forums here over there, the Met (Metropolitan Police) will "come calling".
IMHO it really is of very little concern to us what they do as long as they keep it there.
The Last Standing Knight
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A postscript to my entry above and I note this only for the ironic hilarity of the subject...and it somewhat relates to the topic.
Seems Britain wants to redesign their pound sterling note. Yet every design suggested offends or could possibly offend
someone or something.
This rampant silliness has not only jumped the tracks but shot right out of the railyard!
Seems Britain wants to redesign their pound sterling note. Yet every design suggested offends or could possibly offend
someone or something.
This rampant silliness has not only jumped the tracks but shot right out of the railyard!
'79 Magnum GT
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That reminds me of something Levi Strauss did on their jeans several years ago. They had little American flags with 13 stars to represent the original 13 colonies of the U.S. They removed them because they didn't want to offend anyone. WTF!!!!!A postscript to my entry above and I note this only for the ironic hilarity of the subject...and it somewhat relates to the topic.
Seems Britain wants to redesign their pound sterling note. Yet every design suggested offends or could possibly offend
someone or something.
This rampant silliness has not only jumped the tracks but shot right out of the railyard!
Perhaps you should visit the UK and offer citizens on the street your opinion.
I worked with retired UK police and Irish police who were helping us teach Somalis how to investigate domestic terrorism, including IED 'make safe' and to examine components for evidence. They also taught mobile and static surveillance, including QRF response to undercover surveillance officers in close-quarter firefights with al Shabab (using Masadas, AK-56s, some new AKs, and some Sig M-11s v whatever small arms the terrorists use, usually AKs, RPGs, and crew-served DShK machine guns). Recall UK police both supplemented by and in assistance to their military quelled civil war in Northern Ireland during 'the troubles' which mostly ended in 1998 after 30 years, 3600 dead, and 30,000 wounded. With their hard-won, long-term experience in all facets of CT investigation and response they are without peer in this field. I suspect you should offer them your level of disrespect from safely behind your keyboard rather than face any one of with exactly the same words - you'd likely be wearing your posterior for a hat.
By the way, the bulk of firearms and bomb-making materials used by the Provos (anti-government paramiltaries) in Northern Ireland during 'the troubles' were financed by Irish-Americans and procured through Libya's Muammur al-Qaddafi. Plenty of American firearms made it to the Provos as well, although not to the extent American firearms arm Mexican and Colombian cartels.
I'll refrain from commenting on aerspace engineering; perhaps others similarly ignorant about diverse topics will begin to do the same.
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My wife's mother was from England. My wife and her mother took a trip to England, and her mom couldn't wait to leave and come back home, due to all the changes there.
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IIRC, Orwell was a Brit.
542 UK soldiers, airmen, and marines were killed in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan; 146 Canadians were killed in combat in Afghanistan. Something to consider today.
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biku324, I hope you stay in the Islamic Republic of England. You can be advised that there IS NO WAY I would be dragged kicking and screaming to your favored socialist hellhole. I have NO REGARD for people who would voluntarily vote for such tyranny and I won't support that terrible government in any way.
So; I am American, have always been (with family here going back the1830s), and have served my state and later my country in two states and on 5 continents since 1979.
How about you?
"Islamic Republic of England"?
The UK (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) is a democratic monarchy - they taught us democracy, having started down the path to democracy in 1215 AD when they fought to win individual rights. Their government has a prime minister as head of government and a king as head of state. Their population is under 5% Muslim.
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