Posted on 12/20/2001 12:06:39 PM PST by 45Auto
Revenge killings among drug gangs have fuelled an explosion in gun murders in Britain. According to latest figures the number of gun murders in London has leapt by 90% this year.
In April to November 2001 there were 30, compared to 16 in the same period last year. This year 16 of the murders were 'black on black' killings compared to nine last year, an increase of 77%.
All-night garages
There were more shootings in the trendy West End rather than in boroughs like Lambeth, Hackney and Brent.
At least two people a day are now robbed at gunpoint in London.
Armed robbers are also increasingly targeting all-night garages, off licences and shops rather than banks and cash in transit.
Jamaica drug route
Commander Alan Brown of Operation Trident said there were "clear links" in many gun murders to Jamaica, the major drug route into this country. But he added: "If we take someone out there is an immediate struggle to take over the drug dealing of that particular gang." Detectives estimate as much as four tonnes of cocaine is making its way into London through drug mules - mostly women - travelling from Jamaica on commercial flights each year.
Gas station. Excuse me, petrol station.
They have been a sad sack of a country for over 30 years. Socialism will do that to ya.
Even funnier was an incident that really happened in San Francisco. A would-be robber stood in line at a bank with a hold-up note he had written on a deposit slip. He got tired of waiting in line, so he went down the street to another bank and handed the note to a teller. She apparently sized him up as a doofus because she told him she couldn't honor his note since it was written on a deposit slip from the other bank. She recommended he take it back to the 1st bank, which he did. After he left her bank she called the police who were there to greet him at the 1st bank as he handed his note to the teller. Too funny.
I can't personally vouch for the veracity of this story, but it was told as a true story in a nationally circulated magazine.
Bullsh*t! Hand guns have not been banned in Australia. Only semi-automatic rifle and shotguns, and assualt weapons, which have always been restricted. Graziers and farmers who require semi-automatic weapons for controlling feral animals are still allowed to own them.
In order to own a hand gun or long arm in Australia, you must meet the following criteria:
1.) For hand guns - you must be a member of a gun club, and regularly shoot there.
2.) For long arms - you must have a letter of permission from a landowner to hunt on his/her property. Or, be a member of a sport shooting association, and regularly compete.
3.) For all weapons, you must keep them properly locked away.
4.) You must have a clean police record.
Hey, I tried to flag Tony Cavanaugh on this, too. I previewed it three times and his name dropped off each time. Why is that? Is he temporarily banned or something? Maybe I need more coffee, that's usually the issue with 50% of these things...
A little "profiling" going on here??
Maybe one day we can have a freeper convention and then us rightwing Brits and you right wing yanks can do what we always want to do and kick thee kinds out of each other.
.But I would not be surprised if in real life most of you are skinny little internet nerds or over blown cream puffs,
Merry Christmas.
Cheers Tony
Snigger.
LOL This was my last day on FR before the Holidays and I was going to keep it low key and just wish people Merry Christmas an seasons of good will.
Trust the Yanks to start a flame war again.
Is there nothing they don’t have a self righteous opinion about.
Ah well lets go have ourselves a war.
Cheers Tony
LOL did you think that all up my your self, how ning original.
Tony
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