tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post1018141886314106043..comments2024-03-29T00:38:38.893-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: From India: You can't refuse an arms license to someoneFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-52268088467852950002011-07-03T08:33:13.305-07:002011-07-03T08:33:13.305-07:00Or even policemen who are issued weapons AND ammun...Or even policemen who are issued weapons AND ammunition and have been taught how to actually fire those weapons. Reports I read from the Mumbai massacre stated that policemen's weapons were in such poor condition that they couldn't have been fired even if the "cops" were inclined to do that. Some had ammunition in them that was so corroded the weapon was inoperable. The policemen who were armed carried revolvers only as badges of authority. None of the police even drew their weapons.<br /><br />When you have a nation of cowering sheep supposedly protected by weak, toothless sheepdogs incapable of protecting even themselves, what would one expect?Gerry N.noreply@blogger.com