>Still seems very odd to me.

This might explain it better, Renoir...

Virtually all European countries (and Canada and lots of others) have laws AGAINST owning/carrying handguns.

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>Hey Grigore, as an aside, I'm always hearing the most bizzare news stories out of Romania. I mean, like a lot. What's different over there than the rest of the world?
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>>That would be one of the differences, Jay. Somehow, cops are more respected in Europe in general and England/Ireland in special.
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>>>I don't get it. Are the criminals just nicer over there? If the cops didn't carry guns over here, there would be a big shortage of cops.