MMI,

In no way was i gloryfying Northern Ireland, and what you say about the British sponsering the Loyalists, well that is debateable, a few things have come up in the press about it, there were questions in parliment, but there have been no admissions. This all started with refference to the responsabilities of the police with weapons, and the army doing police duties, and untill it is second nature for a policeman to have a firearm, there will always be unlawfull killings in the UK. In answer to your point, no i wasn't following procedure, i am afraid if any of my mates had come around the corner, while his arm was in the air, he would not have been alive now.

I believe it was the police experts that said it was that distance, it was an AK47, and that was the max range at 45 degrees.

Duncan,

The round falling in the east, i would never have thought of that.

Regards ian 2411