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Armed gang attacks family in car-(GB firearms on the loose)
bbc ^ | 18 August 2007 | bbc

Posted on 08/19/2007 4:18:19 AM PDT by Flavius

Armed police were called after a family visiting relatives were robbed by 10 masked men, two with guns.

The driver was parked near his parents' home in Eldon Road, Luton, on Thursday evening when a gang surrounded his car.

He fled on foot towards a nearby bridge but two of the offenders caught him and took his car keys, police said.

His brother and a friend also ran away but were not followed. Two girls aged 13 and six left in the car were made to hand over clothing and mobiles phones.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; gang; gangs; gb; guns; rkba
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1 posted on 08/19/2007 4:18:22 AM PDT by Flavius
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To: Flavius

These guy’s left a 13 year old girl and a 6 year girl in the car to fend for themselves while they ran away???

Not very impressive.


2 posted on 08/19/2007 4:21:52 AM PDT by DB
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To: Flavius

These guy’s left a 13 year old girl and a 6 year girl in the car to fend for themselves while they ran away???

Not very impressive.


3 posted on 08/19/2007 4:21:56 AM PDT by DB
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To: Flavius

Major lock up on FR...

Sorry for the double post.


4 posted on 08/19/2007 4:23:15 AM PDT by DB
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To: DB

well i could say something about the article but just not wise to speak what one thinks


5 posted on 08/19/2007 4:25:38 AM PDT by Flavius
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To: Flavius

Yes.


6 posted on 08/19/2007 4:35:06 AM PDT by DB
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To: All

any wonder why GB is rolling over?


7 posted on 08/19/2007 4:35:56 AM PDT by sure_fine ( • not one to over kill the thought process)
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To: Flavius

“WHEN GUNS ARE OUTLAWED... ONLY OUTLAWS WILL HAVE GUNS!”

LLS


8 posted on 08/19/2007 4:36:09 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Support America, Kill terrorists, Destroy dims!)
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To: Flavius

I was just on a British site where they were discussing the worst cities in Britain. Luton was named the “worst” by several posters. It sounds like a terrible place. Can we think of any places like that in the US?


9 posted on 08/19/2007 4:38:05 AM PDT by asp1
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To: Flavius
This was a very frightening experience for all involved and the young girls are extremely traumatised

"Well come back for the women...uh...later! Yes, right! That's it!..."

10 posted on 08/19/2007 4:38:49 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: asp1

Washington D.C., Detroit, and my own Los Angeles. All cities where 95%+ of those who are armed are criminals, thanks to gun control BS.


11 posted on 08/19/2007 4:41:39 AM PDT by JillValentine (Being a feminist is all about being a victim. Being an armed woman is all about not being a victim.)
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To: Flavius

This is the inevitable and foreseen result of taking guns away from law-abiding citizens. Since it was foreseen, it was intended, and therefore the politicians are guilty of the assault.


12 posted on 08/19/2007 4:46:34 AM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged
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To: DB

You can say that again
:-)


13 posted on 08/19/2007 4:57:56 AM PDT by PeteB570 (Guns, what real men want for Christmas)
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To: JillValentine

All good examples. I can think of a t least a half dozen off the top of my head, too, and looking around the world any country which embraces the welfare state, uncontrolled immigration, and strict gun control laws are facing similar situations. It really is a shame.


14 posted on 08/19/2007 4:58:31 AM PDT by asp1
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I am SHOCKED that grown men fled and left two girls to the mercy of this armed gang. This is just NOT right.


15 posted on 08/19/2007 5:05:54 AM PDT by tioga
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To: DB

In fairness, running away when threatened with a gun is an instinctive reaction. It may not have been a rational thing to do in this case, with leaving the girls behind, but it is difficult to act rationally when you’re suddenly confronted with a gun in your face. I’m sure the guys who ran away, now that they’ve had a chance to calm down, are regretting their actions, and rightly so.

Properly standing up to an armed attacker requires training and good discipline. Becoming Rambo or Lara Croft isn’t easy. Think of the Virginia Tech shooting - it’s not really logical to expect typical college kids to react like Army Rangers or Navy Seals.


16 posted on 08/19/2007 5:06:48 AM PDT by JillValentine (Being a feminist is all about being a victim. Being an armed woman is all about not being a victim.)
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To: JillValentine
The British mom fought her daughter’s kidnappers off..........I guess the father/men would rather run. They didn’t run WITH the kids, they just ran.

If men were allowed to own guns, these thugs wouldn’t have gotten away with this. Did you notice they had to call a “special” police response with guns to look for them?

17 posted on 08/19/2007 5:11:41 AM PDT by tioga
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To: JillValentine

Baloney, it requires backbone and balls.


18 posted on 08/19/2007 5:13:31 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: tioga
I am SHOCKED that grown men fled and left two girls to the mercy of this armed gang. This is just NOT right.

They probably have French ancestry.

19 posted on 08/19/2007 5:13:52 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party will not exist in a few years....we are watching history unfold before us.)
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To: asp1

Worcester MA is bad, Springfield MA is worse!


20 posted on 08/19/2007 5:18:48 AM PDT by Holicheese (1-21-09 Hillary starts to destroy America!)
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