[laotzu]

..expect that the first time I saw an unholstered pistol would be when a mugger stuck one in my face. That is how it works in a civilised country.

What?!!

[snowman1]

Civilized country???????????? Just cause he’s a Brit does not give hem the right to look down his nose at the country that kept England fom having to speak GERMAN not once but twice, he shows a lot of gall!!!!!!!!!!!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Clive’s daddy never took him hunting or to the range...

[conservativeharleyguy]

.....expect that the first time I saw an unholstered pistol would be when a mugger stuck one in my face. That is how it works in a civilised country..."

What?!!

Please relax. That's just the British version of "ironic" humor.

[piytar]

It’s dry Brit humor. Can be hard to spot unless you’ve been around it a lot. He’s actually mocking “civilised” countries that have disarmed all but their criminals. An American would have put civilized in quotes to make the same point.