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2003-06-06 Britain

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Posted by Bulldog 2003-06-06 01:30 pm|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Update: According to Ananova, the incident is not thought to be terror-related.

Posted by Bulldog 2003-06-06 13:44:15|| 2003-06-06 13:44:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Are the Brit cops packing heat now?

Posted by tu3031 2003-06-06 14:38:17|| 2003-06-06 14:38:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Not routinely. Some cars carry guns in the boot (that's "some autos carry thundertruncheons in the trunk" in 'Merkin, I think), but patrols at airports are usually armed.

Posted by Bulldog 2003-06-06 15:35:05|| 2003-06-06 15:35:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Thundertruncheons?!

That's my BOOMSTICK, pal...

Posted by mojo 2003-06-06 15:38:37|| 2003-06-06 15:38:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, wadeva. Close enuf.

Posted by Bulldog 2003-06-06 15:41:40|| 2003-06-06 15:41:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Gun. Gat. Rod. Heater. Hogleg. Hand-cannon. Zip gun.

Take yer pick.

Posted by mojo 2003-06-06 16:10:06|| 2003-06-06 16:10:06|| Front Page Top

#7 Crackerpump?

Posted by Bulldog 2003-06-06 17:52:02|| 2003-06-06 17:52:02|| Front Page Top

#8 Um depends on where they were. When I went through Heathrow via an El-Al flight (Israeli Airlines) the cops near the counters packed submachine guns and they had 2 above the counter with more submachine guns. I would be those at the checkpoints also are similarly armed.

Posted by Valentine 2003-06-06 18:09:58|| 2003-06-06 18:09:58|| Front Page Top

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