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Offline TomSea

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Britain considers arming police officers in rural areas
« on: May 18, 2018, 04:02:47 am »
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Britain considers arming police officers in rural areas
By James Masters, CNN
Updated 10:00 AM ET, Thu May 17, 2018

London (CNN)Britain is considering plans to arm police officers in rural areas to help combat potential terrorist attacks, police chiefs have said.

The move comes after the National Police Chiefs' Council revealed that forces don't have enough specialist counterterrorist firearms officers.

Concerns have grown that areas in southwest England and other rural communities could struggle to deal with a terrorist incident given their distance from the nearest counterterrorism team.

Read more at: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/17/europe/british-police-guns-rural-intl/index.html
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Re: Britain considers arming police officers in rural areas
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2018, 04:40:59 am »
They are worried about terrorism? Bullshit. They are in over their heads with all the murders and thuggery with a gun free society.
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