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Maraya1969

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1. UK's licensing criteria states that material can't be sold if there is a "clear risk that items

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Thu Jun 18, 2020, 11:14 AM

Jun 2020

might be used for internal repression.”

According to Insider, since 2010, the UK has supplied roughly $7.53 billion worth of munitions to the United States, including over $1 billion in firearms, $22 million in less-lethal rounds like tear gas and rubber bullets, and more than $2.5 million in riot shields.

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Scotland votes to stop selling tear gar, rubber bullets to US in wake of US's treatment of protester [View all] Maraya1969 Jun 2020 OP

UK's licensing criteria states that material can't be sold if there is a "clear risk that items Maraya1969 Jun 2020 #1

This is big news, hoping it gets to Greatest soon. Alex4Martinez Jun 2020 #2

Thank you Scotland !!!!!!!!!!!!!! SamKnause Jun 2020 #3

K&R!!!!!! diva77 Jun 2020 #4

Did Scotland just flip their kilts at us? We earned that. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #5

We buy that shit from Scotland?!:! Who knew? Good on them for putting morality and safety Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #6