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2024-08-10 19:38:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EB6D7ABB67999B61226613C581958C0E9D96646BC794EE3937A2A7A23B6164F5
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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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