#8807

I forgot to post earlier this week . My new toy came .

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It’s 8 inches and fucking sharp :slight_smile: even sharper now as I’ve been sharpening it myself for a few days out of boredom

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#8808

the west has agreed to russia’s peace plan for Syria …but of course wont quite say that . but you will notice the plan agreed today is strangely similar to the one russia announced about a week ago as its long term intention

this is good news however for syria as its the only proper plan that is doable thats been put on the table

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#8809

Say a cop found it on you. What would you be looking at? 5 years?

Well, we got out of train at the main train station in Prague at 4PM yesterday and there was not a single cop in sight. I felt like the only armed person on the spot, but I am sure there were more CCers.

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#8810

What the hell are French police engagement rules? How is it possible for police to let the terrorist rampage without any harassment?

When seconds count, French police is two hours away.

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#8811

Outside ? Yes . Unless I could give a logical reason for carrying it .

Which would be completely down to the officer to decide if he feels it’s a valid reason to be carrying it .

If he feels it’s not then yes you would be arrested and the courts would decide if they agree with the officer or not .

#8812

Here, that amounts to “because I want to”.

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#8813

So , say an officer searchs some gang members on a street corner and finds a knife .

What can he arrest them for ?

#8814

Cannot. He may take the knife for testing and the gang member can later come and request it back.

That’s what is typically happening with neo-nazi demonstrations. Police strip search everyone coming in and take their weapons “for testing”, they go to the demonstration and in a week or so go back to station to get them back.

But we don’t really have “gangs” here in the sense they are in UK or US. Just rowdy gypsies. Bikers mostly have legally owned firearms.

#8815

For me that’s stupid . And a huge issue .

Everyone knows what the member has that knife for , to commit crime and yet your officers are powerless to prevent him until he commits a crime with it .

Here , with a few extra charges put on top , he is looking at 5-10 years locked up . He hasn’t had the chance to commit a crime with it .

So while I’d Agee with a permit system to carry one legally , I think just being able to carry one when ever , is restricting your police officers to power to prevent crime .

#8816

Well the only thing that this can accomplish is that the bad guy will leave the knife at home up until the moment he goes to do harm. And clearly cops can’t be there all the time.

We had a sharp rise of violent crimes in one region by the northern border when a large number of gypsies moved in. What happened was that the CC rate went through the roof and those who didn’t get a firearm carried knifes, basically whole towns were armed to teeth. Police first reacted by taking the knives away from everyone “for testing” (whether they were used in committing a crime; they can’t do that with a licensed gun though) but that led to huge popular outrage. Nobody asked for a knife ban, because people know it simply doesn’t work (and if it’s not a knife, it will be brick that would be used in a proceed of crime), so the police had to backpedal on that policy.

With the police presence up fivefold it is hard to say whether it was fear of arrest or fear of being killed during committing crime by their victim, it is hard to judge which of the two led to the fact that crime rates went virtually to zero. Considering that most of the perps had numerous convictions in the past, I wouldn’t expect jail time to be the primary motive to stop/move elsewhere at that moment.

These are the bad guys.

And this is what it leads to:

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#8817

if someone wants to kill a specific person , yes i agree but most dont , most just stand in a dark street and rob people and use the knife to threaten .
your police have no power to stop that until the crime takes place .
here the police will come , either by being called or one of the local units will eventually see them (the local police tend to know the main areas they stand ) and they will search them , they have a knife ? see you later , 5+ years .

this has become to risky for many gang members here so much so most will carry only the knifes handle . and just flash the handle , which is normally enough to scare someone .

vast majority of knife crime here to put it bluntly is ,
Little black kids stabbing eachother , and they will continue killing eachother regardless of any law.

but to simply rely on CC’s is stupid , not everyone wants to carry a weapon with them . whats there to protect them ?
for me a knife should come under the CC permit , it should be a permit to carry a concealed weapon rather than just a concealed firearm .

that way , the law abiding people who want to carry , can and the gangs etc are put away for carrying weapons

#8818

Well, we had 50 years of Nazi and Communist police state. So we prefer to rely on ourselves rather than giving too much power to the government. Including random stop and frisk.

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#8819

so the UK is preparing for an attack ,

The SAS , SRS ,SBS have moved units into london and placed under the control of the metropolitan counter terror police including units that are trained to deal with nuclear and chemical strikes .

As of last night the SRS (Special Reconnaissance Regiment) have joined police patrols . likely plain clothed and armed to the teeth .

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#8820

thats your nations choice .

this article brings up a vlaid point about how guns are getting into the hands of terroists in france

in the coming weeks security guards and police spotting suspect packages will cordon off streets, shut down buildings and evacuate malls.
CCTV operators will be extra ­vigilant for individuals assessing bomb targets. The UK is the most spied-on nation in the world, with a CCTV camera for every 11 citizens.
it leaves little hiding place for ­plotters to stockpile the amount of ammunition and explosives needed to carry out a Paris-style attack – even if they could source it. While an AK-47 assault rifle can be bought for a few hundred pounds from gangsters, it is extremely hard to get the number of bullets needed for an attack.
Gangster networks here do not have the same roots in North Africa and the Middle East as the underworld in France and across Europe – and a jihadist gang trying to buy weapons here might be quietly reported.

so if indeed many of their gun smugglers sympathise with ISIS they have a huge issue .

#8821

Probably as much as half of the weaponry that Kurds are using is coming from the Czech Republic.

And just last week we started delivering air-to-ground jet bombers to Iraqi army.

You know that saying about giving a fish or teaching how to fish…?

#8822

how about give them fishing rods , teach them to fish , then go fishing with them :slight_smile:

every nation on the planet should be bombing them any nation that isnt should be ashamed

#8823

a good read about terrorism and islam

http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2015/11/will-politicians-finally-admit-that-the-paris-attacks-had-something-to-do-with-islam/

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#8824

Indeed it is. Thank you for it.

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#8825

Luckily for us, we don’t have a large Muslim population. Not to mention we aren’t a disarmed nation so trying something here would probably end up just like the attack in Texas, with both terrorists dead and no civilians or police killed.

I’m thinking it is time to buy a gun though, wouldn’t mind getting an ar with a few hundred rounds. I feel plenty safe right now, but i bet those people in France felt safe as well.

#8826

you say that , but does it stop the countless mass shootings the US has ? no

the terroists will pick an easy target .

no normal person goes to watch a football game and have a few drinks packing a weapon , no one goes to a concert packing a weapon .

@snejdarek is likely the only person on the planet that likely would :slight_smile: and even then , there would been little he could of done against 5 heavily armed men in complete chaos of people running and shoving . other than be a martyr and die stalling some time for more people to escape .

at the restaurant you would of had a pretty good chance at getting some shots off at the car .

but lets be honest here . … you’re sitting at a table relaxing , having a chat and a few drinks …a car pulls up and a number of men let rip at you with automatic weapons ? you are gonna be in shock for starters and likely more worried about simply getting out of the line of fire before any fight back on your part .

stopping a single gun man with a semi-automatic rifle or a guy with a handgun or knife is one thing , but stopping multiple experienced guys with grenades and automatic weapons is a completely different story

[quote=“SirWarriant, post:8825, topic:21032”]
I’m thinking it is time to buy a gun though, wouldn’t mind getting an ar with a few hundred rounds. I feel plenty safe right now, but i bet those people in France felt safe as well.
[/quote] an AR ? here you have a fighting chance but again , are you going to be taking an AR to a bar or concert ? i doubt it , more likely you will use it for home defence and enjoy it on weekends .

thats the reality of combat . no matter how tough , good shot , well drilled you think you are , when rounds come at you , you go for fucking cover because its terrifying .
this dream idea of somehow courageously standing up with your firearm and stopping 5 gunmen in stuff of idiots who have never experienced combat .

@snejdarek mentioned he carriers … 18 rounds was it ? that doesnt go far in combat believe me . as a CC holder you have armed yourself to deal with petty criminals and a minor gunman , you have not armed yourself for a full blown fire-fight with 5 men packing hundreds of rounds and automatic weapons .

by all means have a go , but dont expect to be some hero in shinning lights that stopped hundreds of deaths …more like the hero that gave his life trying to protect others . both very noble dont get me wrong

by all means carry an SBR , but would you be willing to take that to a concert or a bar or a night out in general ? i doubt it , maybe to work .