# Turks and Caicos Islands, luggage and bullets

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 4, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turks-and-caicos-islands-luggage-and-bullets/1005246 "2024-08-04T23:09:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turks-and-caicos-islands-luggage-and-bullets/1005246/15 "2024-08-05T02:03:42Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> Is T & C on a mission to make arrests? Why? Generating revenue?

In fact I just saw mentioned that it’s an UK overseas territory. In which case I’d say these people were treated very leniently and not had the book thrown at them in the slightest. The UK has extremely strict gun laws not just compared to the US (i’d assume that applies to their overseas territories too)

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