Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ccice5.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!rochester!ritcv!ccice5!rdz From: rdz@ccice5.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: handgun control Message-ID: <621@ccice5.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Jan-85 12:05:54 EST Article-I.D.: ccice5.621 Posted: Thu Jan 3 12:05:54 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Jan-85 02:01:06 EST References: <168@ttidcc.UUCP> <631@whuxlm.UUCP> <548@vu44.UUCP> Organization: CCI Central Engineering, Rochester, NY Lines: 14 > What struck me in the gun-death statics was (besides,of course, > the ridiculously high number of victims in the US :-( ) was > the low death-rate in England, even in comparison to the rest > of Europe. > I was wondering wether this has anything to do with the British > police not being armed with guns. I have seen this type of statement in several articles. I may be wrong, but I think only London "Bobbies" are unarmed. As far as I know, officers, detectives and members of Scotland Yard DO carry weapons. I would assume the majority of these are hand-guns. Is there anyone out there that *knows* the real facts? *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***