Originally Posted by
allaru
Taser type device BIG ******* DEAL. I'm sure the cops in Edinburgh have more to keep than occupied than that.
no, not really, firearms offences (and taser type devices are classed in Scottish law as firearms) are about as serious as it gets...
attempting to smuggle a firearm onto an aircraft is even worse.
This isn't the USA, we take firearm offence EXTREMELY seriously.
In the year 2020-21 there were only 273 firearm offences in the whole country
Bulgaria (a country with a similar sized population to Scotland) has 5 times more firearm offences that the WHOLE of the UK.
It is difficult to quantify a comparison with say the US, as I can only find statistics on firearm deaths, rather than crimes in general (eg an armed robbery where a weapon is not discharged and no-one is hurt)