Guns

DarkOmen · Post by **DarkOmen** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:30 pm

So, it's no secret that I love firearms. I am thinking about joining the military and being a small arms specialist, like a gunners mate or a sharpshooting instructor. So, if you have some of your own or some cool pics, Post 'em!! If nothing else, at least you will be entertaining me

At some having shown some interest, here is the complete gun collection:

The List - Make Model (Caliber):

M1A/M14 (.308)
AK-47 (7.62x39mm)
SKS (7.62x39mm)
Ruger Single Six (.22WMR)
Bushmaster AR-15 (.223)
Ruger SP101 (.357 Mag)
WASR 10 (7.62x39mm)
Schmidt Rubin M1889/11 (7.5x55 S)
Mossberg 500A (3" 12ga)
Ruger 10/22 (.22LR)
Remington Nylon 66 (.22LR)
Tec-9 (9x19mm Para)
Marlin M17R (.17HM2)
Ruger Mini-14 (.223)
Mauser KAR 98K (8mm M)
Savage 200 (.270)
Lee Enfield SMLE No.3 (.303 Brit)
Marlin 22 (.22LR)
Ruger P89 (9mm)
Ruger P92 (9mm)
Glock 27 (.40)
Luger P-08 (.30 Luger)
Ruger Mk.I (.22LR)
Sako Finnbear (.375 H&H Mag)
Izhevsk Makarov (9x18mm PM)
Ruger 10/22 Synthetic (.22LR)
Winchester '94 (.30-30)
Marlin 336 (.35 [wierd round

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Browning Cynergy (3 1/2" 12ga)

Piczorz:

So post 'em if you got 'em!!

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:41 pm

Remind me never to try to rob you

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:01 pm

Damn, now I'm very jealous. I'm facinated with guns, but the laws controling them are very strict over here.

DarkOmen · Post by **DarkOmen** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:36 pm

Is private ownership allowed at all?

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:09 pm

Firearms are completely illegal over here to the public.

DarkOmen · Post by **DarkOmen** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:42 pm

Wow... I'll never complain about the laws here again. That sucks

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:07 pm

Thorin · Post by **Thorin** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:07 pm

DarkOmen wrote:

Wow... I'll never complain about the laws here again. That sucks

Reduces gun crime by increadible amounts - the fact that police don't carry guns either (at least in the UK - not sure if Rochey is from the Republic or Northern), means that criminals don't feel as much of the need to "fight back" with guns. Besides the fact that if they did, they'd get shot by the rapid armed response team - which would get to a situation nearly as fast as the police.

Azrael · Post by **Azrael** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:58 pm

I love guns too, will be buying a Springfield XD .45 caliber handgun.

And I want one of those new Barrett M468 Assault rifles.. >_>

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:06 pm

That's a helluva nice collection, DarkOmen.

This is why any other country would practically be commiting suicide trying to invade the US. We have more privately owned guns than the other 9 in the top 10 put together. In case of invasion, they'd have to fight for every block in almost every city. I imagine California wouldn't put up much of a fight (except for the gangs), but the rest of the country...

Azrael · Post by **Azrael** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:09 pm

once they hit the colorado, utah area, it'd be a nightmare for any invading army, likely they'd just go around the rocky mountains..

As everyone here loves to hunt, mass army of guerrilla snipers? lol

Post by **Captain Seafort** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:38 pm

Oh, an invading army would certainly have problems in a weapons-rich culture (as the US army has been discovering for the past four and a half years), but there's no way a civilian army can defeat professionals. Without professional backup of their own they'd be overwhlmed by superior fiepower.

Regarding armed police - in the UK firearms are limited to an extremely limited number of officers, as Thorin said, except in Northern Ireland - the RUC were certainly armed, I'm not sure about the PSNI. In the Republic of Ireland (Rochey's from County Dublin), I believe the Gardai are all armed.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:09 pm

Wow... I'll never complain about the laws here again. That sucks

Meh. We have a lot less crime than other places, so I'm rather happy with that trade off.

not sure if Rochey is from the Republic or Northern

The Republic. My location says as much:
Poblacht na hÃ‰ireann, Bhaile Ãtha Cliath.
Republic of Ireland, Dublin.

Though I didn't expect many of you to understand it.

I believe the Gardai are all armed.

Nope. The normal Gardai aren't armed, but there's an armed response force. And a lot of important police work is actualy done by the military.

Azrael · Post by **Azrael** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:29 pm

Captain Seafort wrote:Oh, an invading army would certainly have problems in a weapons-rich culture (as the US army has been discovering for the past four and a half years), but there's no way a civilian army can defeat professionals. Without professional backup of their own they'd be overwhlmed by superior fiepower.

Of course we couldn't defeat them army to army, we just don't have the hardware as a civilian militia. but we have shear numbers, in support of the actual military, and we also produce almost all our own heavy armor.

I would think that the factories wouldn't mind over producing, to arm some of the front line militias with artillery or such. In any case, red dawn is a good example of what can be done with guerilla warfare.

Alot of gun collectors and such, are also ex military, I would think that in farther back areas, that training wouldn't be a huge problem, by forming militia and the such being trained by the military.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:44 pm

I didn't mean a bunch of civilians could take on an MBT... I'm just saying that they'd have a lot more to deal with than our military.