Islam believes in self-defence too. In Saudi Arabia the government’s response to attacks on foreign workers is to allow them to carry firearms. Any chance of that happening in London? I can get a foreign passport if necessary. However, foreign contractors for the Saudi government will not be allowed to carry weapons because they are under the protection of the State. Good luck to them. On balance, I think I would swap the British Home Secretary for his Saudi counterpart:… [Samizdata.net]
The original story contains this quote:
bq. “In principle, a Saudi has the right to carry a weapon if he has a permit. Likewise, a foreign resident, if he felt in danger, could get a permit to carry a weapon,” the prince said in remarks reported by the official Saudi Press Agency.
Interesting choice of words. A Californian also has the right to carry a weapon if he has a permit–in principle. Of course, in practice, you have to be very rich and powerful to get a permit. I wonder if the Saudis intend to take their “principle” seriously, or if this is just lip-service–like the US government with armed airline pilots.
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