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peckham_ryu

peckham_ryu

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I've heard that the Met's policy is for its firearms trained officers to carry their weapon when they are working, not just when they are on an 'armed response'. So it could be you just saw a copper doing cop stuff, and he happens to be one of the firearms officers.


It used to be that coppers concealed even their truncheons and cuffs, so as not to intimidate the public. I guess they have decided the public is less intimidated by the sight of weapons in the 21st Century.


Also sorry if this sounds pedantic, but "gunned" can't be used to mean "carrying a gun" in English.

JohnL

JohnL

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peckham_ryu Wrote:

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> I've heard that the Met's policy is for its

> firearms trained officers to carry their weapon

> when they are working, not just when they are on

> an 'armed response'. So it could be you just saw a

> copper doing cop stuff, and he happens to be one

> of the firearms officers.

>

> It used to be that coppers concealed even their

> truncheons and cuffs, so as not to intimidate the

> public. I guess they have decided the public is

> less intimidated by the sight of weapons in the

> 21st Century.

>

> Also sorry if this sounds pedantic, but "gunned"

> can't be used to mean "carrying a gun" in English.



It doesn't intimidate me - it sort of makes me give them a nice smile :)

Ruffler

Ruffler

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peckham_ryu Wrote:

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>

> Also sorry if this sounds pedantic, but "gunned"

> can't be used to mean "carrying a gun" in English.


^ ^ Totally agree. Maybe the OP should edit the title of his/her post? I assumed policemen had been shot when I first read it.

JohnL

JohnL

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nxjen Wrote:

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> JohnL Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

>

> > It doesn't intimidate me - it sort of makes me

> > give them a nice smile :)

>

> "Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just

> pleased to see me"


Pulls out huge Glock. "Oh OK then - it's a gun"

Penguin68

Penguin68

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'Gun Down' is an active use of the noun gun as a verb - 'gunned' would be a passive use - indeed re-casting the noun gun into an adjectival form (as 'armed' is adjectival). As 'gun down' implies that someone has been shot, so does/ should the quasi adjectival use of 'gunned' (as in 'he was gunned down').
Sue

Sue

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Penguin68 Wrote:

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> 'Gun Down' is an active use of the noun gun as a

> verb - 'gunned' would be a passive use - indeed

> re-casting the noun gun into an adjectival form

> (as 'armed' is adjectival). As 'gun down' implies

> that someone has been shot, so does/ should the

> quasi adjectival use of 'gunned' (as in 'he was

> gunned down').



Sorry now I had that second can of Stella, don't understand any of that :))

Sue

Sue

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Sue Wrote:

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> Penguin68 Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > 'Gun Down' is an active use of the noun gun as

> a

> > verb - 'gunned' would be a passive use - indeed

> > re-casting the noun gun into an adjectival form

> > (as 'armed' is adjectival). As 'gun down'

> implies

> > that someone has been shot, so does/ should the

> > quasi adjectival use of 'gunned' (as in 'he was

> > gunned down').

>

>

> Sorry now I had that second can of Stella, don't

> understand any of that :))




Completely sober and I still don't understand it :))

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