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DaveinGermany · 04-11-2010, 19:51

You did ! And everyone else in the UK ! He is an armed response Police officer of the Met, he's been licensed & trained in the use of firearms, which when needed will be used as required in a criminal situation.

Mark Saunders was drunk & intimidating, he was also in possesion of a loaded firearm which he'd discharged on several occasions on the day. Had this been in your street would you have felt the same ? Would you have been quite happy to let him carry on shooting randomly or would you have wanted the Police to react ?

Admittedly his wording of his after action report was in bad taste & not the most sensible thing to do & for that he deserves punishment, but it has nothing to do with the officers ability to use a firearm in the course of his duty.

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DaveinGermany a multieloquent Mule Xeno Tactic Champion! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Back in Bramsche, Germany Posts: 9,023 Blog Entries: 76 Liked: 4664 times Rep Power: 905666	Re: Who gave this Plank a Gun? You did ! And everyone else in the UK ! He is an armed response Police officer of the Met, he's been licensed & trained in the use of firearms, which when needed will be used as required in a criminal situation. Mark Saunders was drunk & intimidating, he was also in possesion of a loaded firearm which he'd discharged on several occasions on the day. Had this been in your street would you have felt the same ? Would you have been quite happy to let him carry on shooting randomly or would you have wanted the Police to react ? Admittedly his wording of his after action report was in bad taste & not the most sensible thing to do & for that he deserves punishment, but it has nothing to do with the officers ability to use a firearm in the course of his duty.