I doubt the country would.
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Cavguy
Perhaps. I also think a scenario as outlined above (multiple sustained attacks over time) would cause this country to lose its mind. Take a look at what Malvo caused in NOVA.
However, I have no doubt the media would -- and would do their level best to drive the country to emulate them. :eek:
Folks I know who lived in DC and Northern Virginia at the time of the Great Sniper Hunt were mostly dismissive of the idea of major panic though they acknowledged at the time the media hype was heading things that way. One friend living in Chevy Chase called it the 'Charlie Moose show.' :wry:
Mumbai taught London police needs....
Not an unexpected comment given in a talk to a CT security industry exhibition:
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Military-style guns for police to fight terrorists on the streets Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer has called for armed police across the country to be equipped with high powered assault rifles to cope with a Mumbai-style terrorist attack.
Link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...e-streets.html
This advocacy raises a number of issues, e.g. why across the country, not just London. More fundamentally, is a Mumbai type attack likely in London or other places?
Mumbai spin-off: small update
A re-run of terrorist training camps and attacks in the West, allegedly for Mumbai-style attacks, but the last paragraph fits in with the last few posts on UK police firearms policy & practice:
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In response police have reassessed the way they deal with attacks. Metropolitan Police tactical response teams have been training on a "shoot to kill" basis after briefings that most deaths in such an attack were likely to occur in the first 30 minutes of an attack.
Link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...r-attacks.html
That still poses a number of problems, such as getting to the scene, a briefing and then engagement. I shall leave aside how many properly armed officers are available and engaged.