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[CLKD]

Florida - Fort Lauderdale Airport .......... 

[cubagirl]

Can't believe guns are acceptable in hold luggage! 

[CLKD]

It's the US - they have a 'right' to bear Arms.  How else would someone carry a fire-arm, it was collected from the Hold ........ sad World that we live in 

[Dana]

Whenever I hear the term "right to bear arms" I always think that Americans are really lucky they have the right to "bare" their arms in nice summery sleeveless frocks.

(You have to laugh at the absurdity of some things in America. Stops you from shaking your head in disbelief.)

[Ju Ju]

Crazy. I'm glad we don't have the gun culture here. It was much easier to toughen up legislation. It's a completely different mindset in the USA. Guns were essential for survival a few hundred years ago, but now? The NRA's argument is that guns do not kill, people do. Yes, true, but when you have dysfunctional people in society, why hand them such a devastating means to kill so easily? It's a shame Obama was unable to push legislation past congress, despite support, particularly by grieving relatives.

[Dorothy]

Really don't get the American mindset when it comes to guns, but I've learned not to bother arguing with it - only last week, I read an impassioned article by an American who was using the Battle of Wounded Knee (you know - the one where all those American Indians were massacred...with guns) as 'proof' of the importance to fight to keep the right for all Americans to carry guns...because it 'saves lives' and 'protects families'.  You couldn't make it up could you...dozens of families massacred by guns proves that guns protect families...

[CLKD]

Westminster Bridge and Parliament in Lock down  incident at 2.40 p.m. with a car hitting 8+ people, Policeman stabbed and shots fired.

[cubagirl]

It was only a matter of time. Though maybe more connected to current discussions/arguments

[CLKD]

1 lady dead ........ 

[cubagirl]

1 too many.  Another now. 

[CLKD]

  - apparently the Eye has been stopped so people are up there for at least 2 hours now ....... with no loo! that would not be the best place for me, another reason not to book a ticket!

[cubagirl]

Think they are gradually bringing the pods round to let folk off. Nerves would make me need the loo.

[Elizabethrose]

Westminster bridge is always so busy, as is the whole surrounding area, packed with tourists too. I'm so very sorry for everyone affected.

We can't safeguard ourselves against cars being used as weapons, heavy London traffic is a way of life for us. It's not that there is poor security around Westminster. There are heavily armed police highly prevalent around London now just as in Paris.

I've lived through so many London attacks over the years, clearly remember the IRA threats. Whilst not blasé you can't live your life worrying about this sort of stuff. However, I'm at the theatre tomorrow night, I do always instinctively check the escape routes once seated.

Such wickedness in this world.

[CLKD]

Will The West End be affected tonight?  I always check Exits too, in shops, garden centres, antique shops 

[Megamind]

- apparently the Eye has been stopped so people are up there for at least 2 hours now ....... with no loo! that would not be the best place for me, another reason not to book a ticket!

I just said the same thing about them needing the loo. I said 'that's why I would never go on anything like that'!