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Thread #67255 Message #1123264
Posted By: Gurney
25-Feb-04 - 04:44 AM
Thread Name: BS: Crime in Canada, England and Oz
Subject: RE: BS: Crime in Canada, England and Oz
When I was a youth in England, to carry a firearm for criminal purposes ensured an automatic doubling of the assigned sentence.
That was my understanding of the situation, and there were VERY few crimes where firearms were used, despite the fact that most of the male and many of the female population were ex-service and did know how to use them.
You might get your head beaten in with a pickaxe handle (favourite for blaggers) but you were unlikely to be shot with or threatened with firearms.
I also understand that the rate of gun crime is very low in Switzerland, where most adult males have their military rifle in the closet, as required for reservists. I stand to be corrected here, not having current information.
Fings ain't wot they used to be.