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Why are you afraid of police with guns?
by wendyshu 3y ago
Why are you afraid of police with guns?
- nerdbert 3y agoIt feels like a sign that the authorities believe there is at least a medium likelihood of Bad Things Happening.
- ben_w 3y agoI don't know which country you're from, but the normal thing in the UK (where I'm from) is no gun at all, and when I've traveled abroad previously the most was a pistol. There have been occasional exceptions in the UK, as noted in other comments, but in the case of what I saw in Belgium it was the combination of armed police being a rare experience for me plus the gun in question looking exceptionally large.
- robertlagrant 3y agoI've seen officers with SMGs (or something like that; I'm no expert) in the UK more than once. E.g. in an airport. Better than that, though, I remember going to a cash machine in India and there was a security guard sat next to it with the longest, biggest shotgun I've ever seen. He gave me an incredibly relaxed nod and smile, and I got my money.