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American perspective vs. English perspective on London Bridge incident (Original Post) packman Dec 2019 OP
Not totally unarmed. mwooldri Dec 2019 #1
Wow! Great response. DavidDvorkin Dec 2019 #2
If unlimited firearms had been available in London, the terrorist would have Qutzupalotl Dec 2019 #3
Exactly this Salviati Dec 2019 #4
or, 50 Londoners caught in crossfire as citizens fire AR-15s at fake terrorist Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #5
This American thinks the British should be glad they don't have guns DBoon Dec 2019 #8
Right? A 'mass knifing' consists of what?, five victims?, and a guy with a narwhal tusk. Volaris Dec 2019 #9
The stupidity is mindblowing a la izquierda Dec 2019 #6
This is SOME in America's perspective. To title the OP this way gives them all the power. Fuck that UniteFightBack Dec 2019 #7
You 're right packman Dec 2019 #10

Qutzupalotl

(14,302 posts)
3. If unlimited firearms had been available in London, the terrorist would have
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 01:45 PM
Dec 2019

bought an AR-15 like the San Bernardino shooters and killed a bunch more people before being taken down.

Salviati

(6,008 posts)
4. Exactly this
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 03:43 PM
Dec 2019

While I'm not completely opposed to private ownership of firearms, ownership for the purpose of "protecting" oneself in public is completely delusional.

DBoon

(22,361 posts)
8. This American thinks the British should be glad they don't have guns
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 10:21 PM
Dec 2019

Two people killed would be a godsend for us, after multiple massacres with firearms

They should be glas terrorists only have access to knives

Volaris

(10,270 posts)
9. Right? A 'mass knifing' consists of what?, five victims?, and a guy with a narwhal tusk.
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 11:18 PM
Dec 2019

If that fucker had been in 'murica, it would have taken a SWAT Team to take him down.

we should BE so lucky.

a la izquierda

(11,791 posts)
6. The stupidity is mindblowing
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 03:53 PM
Dec 2019

I’m in England right now and not one person wishes anyone had guns the other day.

 

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)
7. This is SOME in America's perspective. To title the OP this way gives them all the power. Fuck that
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 03:58 PM
Dec 2019

and no thanks.

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