Do Obama's bodyguards carry guns?

[pits]

No some carry Nines and Gats, the others are strapped with macs and pieces


sorry

[skwdenyer]

Magog said:

Cpn Jack Spanner said:

There's no problem getting a licence in the UK to own a gun, provided it's for business purposes. So a bodyguard, vet (who may need to put down a rampaging horse), a company loaning weapons for movie companies etc can own guns. We only have a ban on public ownership of handguns.

In Northern Ireland, you can buy handgun for self defence, if you are a businessman of a certain calibre. It's not something that's widely advertised though.

Pretty certain thats not true, well not entirely, i know the laws different in northern ireland, but bodyguards in the mainland UK cannot carry weapons of anykind. Sure that cannot be true about movie companies too, or is it, can soneone clarify?

For a lot more information on weapons and bodyguards, overseas visiting protection officers, and so on, see this thread: http://www.policespecials.com/forum/lofiversion/in...

[Jimbeaux]

This Side Down said:

Bit of a slap in the face for Britain, considering our security industry is the best in the world. Ho hum.

Really? Israel might have something to say about that.

[Jimbeaux]

Cotty said:

Hereward said:

There was a programme about Air Force One on TV about an hour ago. I didn't realise there were TWO 747's, with one always acting as a backup. When Bush made his surprise visit to Baghdad the two 747's flew in convoy so there would be a spare plane available. Bonkers.

There are two.

I believe the "Air Force One" call sign is transfered to whatever plane the president is in at that time. Theoreticaly if he is in a crop sprayer that becomes Air Force One. I could be corrected.

You are correct.