Hi Sox fan, that is an interesting fact. Even when I was growing up, I was told that British bobbies patrolled unarmed. And criminals operated unarmed as well. Which of course differed greatly from what I saw on US crime shows, where US criminals and police officers all had guns. Maybe it started back when Americans needed them as they began moving westward from the east coast. Who knows ? And it's also sad the degree to which African Americans use guns on each other. Chris