Girls warned not to hide boyfriends' guns

Reuters ^ | September 30, 2009 | Michael Holden

[george76]

LONDON– A campaign warning girls not to stash or carry guns for their boyfriends was launched by London police Wednesday.

The hard-hitting adverts, which are aimed at 15 to 19-year-olds of African and African Caribbean heritage, are designed to combat a worrying growth in the number of young women being arrested and convicted of possessing weapons.

"This year's campaign has been designed to tackle an emerging and concerning trend,"

"Sadly, young women have always been involved in carrying and storing firearms," said Claudia Webbe, chairman of Trident's Independent Advisory Group.

"We are deeply concerned, however, that this involvement seems to be increasing and those who are involved seem to be younger and younger.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Comment redacted....

[LibertyThug]

I don’t get this, aren’t guns outlawed in England?

[LibertyThug]

Yes, sarcasm.

[rabscuttle385]

The hard-hitting adverts, which are aimed at 15 to 19-year-olds of African and African Caribbean heritage...

[JRandomFreeper]

I refer you to "Whiskey in the Jar" for the historical record of young women taking care of firearms for young men in that part of the world.

/johnny

[2111USMC]

Hey, at least they didn’t say “invading muslim scum”.

[Fingolfin]

One of the many “enriching” things mass immigration has brought to the UK. I think the British have lost their capital city.

[ansel12]

We used to get the females to carry our guns and goodies in the 1960s and 1970s because cops don’t like to search them, I am surprised that it still works in our feminist times when women are treated equal.

[Jack Hammer]

This is my pistol,
This is my gun;
The former’s for fighting,
The latter’s for fun.

[Delta 21]

Get it right!!

[TXnMA]

"Sadly, young women have always been involved in carrying and storing firearms,""

See the Prohibition-era term, "Gun moll"...

[thulldud]

"Get it right!!"

This is my RIFLE,
This is my gun....

There, fixed it.