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My wife is looking at the coach and the beautiful bride and groom, I am noticing the police and swat officers at about 10 feet apart with automatic assault rifles at attention with the rifles held vertically in front of them. They were on both sides of the roadway, dressed in black motionless. The crowd was two security fences from the officers. The officers we staring straight at the crowd. If you were not paying attention, you hardly noticed them.
So its an island nation. Guns are illegal. Most of the police do not carry guns. Yet for this wedding not only is it held is some little town miles from London, there are thousands of police with automatic assault rifles guarding what is most likely England's favorite couple.
So if you outlaw guns, doesn't that solve the problem, no guns, no worries, no crime.
Were they worried about a knifing, a glassing?
No doubt every car that came into the ring of steel was searched. Most likely no backpacks or long coats were allowed either. I'm sure each guest, visitor or just a person in the crowd was passed through a metal detector.
Why? Guns are illegal in the UK.
UK: Ring of Steel to protect Royal Wedding
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Re: UK: Ring of Steel to protect Royal Wedding
Only the royals have the right to state protection with guns. Subjects do not.
The practical difference between a republic and an oligarchy is the presence of effective weapons in the hands of the citizens. In a republic, the state excercises a limited monopoly on the use of force; in an oligarchy the state exercises an absolute monopoly on the use of force.
The practical difference between a republic and an oligarchy is the presence of effective weapons in the hands of the citizens. In a republic, the state excercises a limited monopoly on the use of force; in an oligarchy the state exercises an absolute monopoly on the use of force.
Re: UK: Ring of Steel to protect Royal Wedding
This!MaduroBU wrote:Only the royals have the right to state protection with guns. Subjects do not.
The practical difference between a republic and an oligarchy is the presence of effective weapons in the hands of the citizens. In a republic, the state excercises a limited monopoly on the use of force; in an oligarchy the state exercises an absolute monopoly on the use of force.
It is amazing that the gun grabbers claim these weapons are not appropriate for self defense, but the British Royals have scores of guards there in plain view with AR-15s and fully-automatic weapons.
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