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Rated by Participant: 526B1738A9B1F137E2D8C3934F848F9FB34D8E2D3A4562D95923AE5018F0AF7C
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Original Note:
This humorous post is based in fact. For every 1,000 UK subjects, fewer than 8 hold a firearm certificate. None of these firearms are of a type suitable for defense or armed resistance to tyranny. Population data https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom#cite_note-ONS_mid-year_pop_est-19 UK firearms license data https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-england-and-wales-april-2021-to-march-2022/statistics-on-firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-england-and-wales-april-2021-to-march-2022 Firearms regulation and types https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_regulation_in_the_United_Kingdom
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