Answer: the UK police shouldn't be armed because they can hurt innocents for no reason.
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They head toward Sandy Bar but stop because Duchess can't go any farther. They meet Tom and Piney (coming from Sandy Bar). Tom points at a cabin where the women sleep for the first night.
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