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Decision is political correctness gone mad

Sir,

I would like to join the numerous councillors that have quite rightfully criticised a decision to ask our heroic Royal Marines to leave their unloaded weapons outside a school when they were delivering a classroom presentation.

Shockingly, our marines who were invited to talk to pupils at primary schools in Oban and Dunbeg were given a last-minute instruction not to bring the tools of their trade inside.

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