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A Houston teenager shot himself in the throat while taking a selfie
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Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
It says they were fucking around with a strange gun instead of turning it in they kept it and someone got shot playing with it like a toy. -face desk-
edited 5th Sep '15 11:33:01 AM by TuefelHundenIV
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The law in the night
Darwin Awards anyone?
Inter arma enim silent leges
Hmmmm: too common?
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
Why couldn't he just paint-spray a toy gun and use that one instead...
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Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Because a selfie with a real gun is way cooler yo. -rolls yes- Someone never taught the young men to respect dangerous things and to leave well enough alone.
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That feel when watching the Chinese Victory Day parade, knowing that while export models of all the guns more modern than the SKS exist, I can't get them in the US.
Also was filled with an intense need to own one of those shiny chrome SK Ss.
HGW XX/7
Anybody know of any decent replicas of the classic Old West rifles like the Yellow Boy, Sharps carbine, or the Winchester? Always loved that aesthetic and might actually be able to own some in the UK.
Schild und Schwert der Partei
You can get those without a FAC?
"Yup. That tasted purple."
HGW XX/7
No, you need a FAC of some description for everything, but you can actually get an FAC for a lever-action or single-shot rifle if you can convince your local head bobby.
edited 8th Sep '15 1:25:01 PM by Achaemenid
Schild und Schwert der Partei
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Achae: Lever guns are still made in the US in various flavours. They are popular as hunting guns, brush guns, and even farm rifles.
Who watches the watchmen?
rollin' on dubs
BREAKING: German MoD Releases RFI For New Infantry Rifles
The German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAIN Bw) has released a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to the industry, regarding new infantry weapons that could replace the troubled G36 rifle. A PIN is the European equivalent of the American Request For Information (RFI), which usually precedes a tender for a contract.
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Following the chain of related articles, it seems H&K were crippling their own firearm into a real Mattel toy at the same time they were salvaging the L86 from being a randomly lethal paper weight.
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Flaws in medical checks 'could lead to shootings', watchdog warns
As of March last year, 734,336 people were entitled to possess and use shotguns or rifles under the legal system for licensing and certificating firearms in England and Wales. In total, these people owned more than 1.8m guns.
Gun crime is very low in the UK - and murders and manslaughters involving shootings are relatively rare. There were 29 in the year to March 2014 - and three of those involved a legally held firearm.
Stephen Otter, the inspector behind the report, said that while evidence showed that licensed gun holders were very unlikely to be involved in crime, cases where individuals did shoot themselves or others, such as in domestic disputes, often had medical conditions at their root.
"It is highly likely that if these processes are not tightened up satisfactorily, there will be another tragedy, particularly if you look at mental health and growing issues around dementia," he said. "Too often, forces are not following the Home Office guidance that is in place, sometimes inexcusably compromising public safety. Lessons from past tragedies have not always been learnt and this fails the victims of those events, including their families, unacceptably."
Each police force oversees licensing in its area - but the HMIC said the national guidelines were being inconsistently and inadequately applied and lessons from past tragedies had not always been learnt. Applicants must disclose any relevant medical condition and give the police permission to speak to their GP.
However, doctors don't have to respond to the police request - and in practice many licences are issued without policing having completed full medical checks or speaking to referees. The HMIC said that these gaps in the rules meant someone applying to become a bus driver faced more rigorous medical checks than someone who wanted a gun.
It called on all applicants to be subjected to a mandatory medical examination as part of their application - and said doctors should be under a duty to record gun ownership and, critically, alert the police to any relevant deterioration in health.
Policing minister Mike Penning said: "The Government keeps the firearms licensing system under review to safeguard against abuse by criminals and to preserve public safety. Discussions are already under way with the police and the medical profession to ensure appropriate arrangements for information sharing between GPs and police."
edited 14th Sep '15 11:57:34 PM by Greenmantle
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Eli
Probably the most interesting part is how they basically admitting that the oversight group was pencilwhipping HK's stuff because of a "special relationship".
I have this mystical skill in the infantry called "typing" First Civ Div, but fuck you once a grunt always disgruntled.
The Mod with the Migraine
Idaho pushes armed teachers in classrooms, almost immediately results in college professor literally shooting himself in the foot.
Students speaking with KIDK 3 said that while no one other than the hapless professor was injured, they were concerned that the university didn’t bother to evacuate the building or even alert other students that there had been a shooting. After all, ISU had actually set up a messaging service which was supposed to alert students and faculty of dangers on campus – it wasn’t activated in the incident.
A procrastination in of itself
That sounds more like a failing on the part of the CC permit issuer then the college.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
The Mod with the Migraine
What CC permit? Teachers don't need one to carry on campus in Idaho.
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
Armed teachers has to be one of the stupidest ideas we've had in a looooong time.
Oh really when?
A procrastination in of itself
My mistake, I figured that the teachers allowed line meant that the teacher in question had a CC permit, not that Idaho had decided to declare that any and all teachers may carry a concealed gun without any kind of permit or training. Realy the mistake is my fault, I should have known better then to expect sanity from Idaho.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Clearly this means no teacher should ever be armed, regardless of whether said teacher is the fuddest of fudds or an ex-Green-Beret, or if they are already trusted by society to be armed in literally every other place other than the realm of unparalleled chaos that is School Property.
(Lack of permit for carrying is stupid, though. Between "guns everywhere" and "no guns", "you can buy all the guns you want but you must have a permit to carry it around" is the obvious reasonable compromise, one of the few real compromises to come about in gun laws)
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
Frankly the idea that any teacher should have any sort of weapon is ridiculous.
So yeah, it does.
Oh really when?
The law in the night
I don't mind a permit, a psychological test and a safety training before being allowed to purchase a gun.
But so far the main issue with permits is there are states that don't recognize them, like travelling from Vermont to NY can get you into trouble.
Inter arma enim silent leges
I hope they go under. It would be best for the US and for Colt if they died and shed those who are part of the problem in the process and come under a roof somewhere.
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