[cuchulainn]

I have no idea that this phrase means: "A campaign to shop a gunman working with crime-stoppers." Maybe it's one of those "separated by a common language" things.

from The Citizen (Goucester)

NOW WE MUST AIM FOR A GUN FREE CITY

Today The Citizen is backing calls to sweep guns off the streets of Gloucester. Guns in the wrong hands are a menace to society and an evil this city can do without.

Crimes involving firearms have rocketed in the city and it has to stop. Tomorrow night Gloucester City Council will call for a concerted campaign to free the city’s streets of firearms once and for all. We support the call 100% and today launch our five point charter to make Gloucester a gun free city.

Ban replica guns from sale in Gloucester

Education programme in schools aimed at discouraging gun use.

A gun amnesty for fake and real guns in the city.

Zero tolerance policing on new gun laws. replica and fake guns.

A campaign to shop a gunman working with crime-stoppers.

But we can only make this work with the backing of our readers, the police, the city council and all the other agencies which are in a position to make a difference to gun crime in Gloucester.

[Standing Wolf]

Rarely does a day pass when I fail to feel grateful to our forefathers for having rebelled against the English and founded a republic.

If the English wanted to protect themselves from criminals, they'd reestablish the right to keep and bear arms.

[JoeSF]

What they really need is a fake gun buyback.

[T.Stahl]

It's sooo sad.
And I'd really like to spend a few holidays hiking through Wales or Scotland. But under these conditions...

...I'll rather take my chances with the polar bears on Spitsbergen.

[hammer4nc]

Is anyone else noting the similarity of these reports to a Monty Python script...in which the properly authoritative English narrative is mated to a obviously absurd premise, but you only realize it about halfway through the sketch? Now, that's comedy!

From "MP & the Holy Grail" (Black Knight and King Arthur):

ARTHUR:
What are you going to do, bleed on me?
BLACK KNIGHT:
I'm invincible!
ARTHUR:
You're a looney.
BLACK KNIGHT:
The Black Knight always triumphs! Have at you! Come on, then.
[whop]
[ARTHUR chops the BLACK KNIGHT's last leg off]
BLACK KNIGHT:
Oh? All right, we'll call it a draw.
ARTHUR:
Come, Patsy.
BLACK KNIGHT:
Oh. Oh, I see. Running away, eh? You yellow bastards! Come back here and take what's coming to you. I'll bite your legs off!

[STW]

The question I've been pondering is, after they get rid of fake guns will they next go after pipe? As I recall, all you basically need is some pipe, an end cap, and some rubber bands.:confused: