So who packs a weapon on board?

[erps]

It’s all about choices.

and protecting that choice.

[MoonSailer]

Homeowner shot by police alleges conspiracy to cover mistake - Phoenix Arizona news, breaking news, local news, weather radar, traffic from ABC15 News | ABC15.com

Interesting case where the police protect the bad guy. The homeowner caught a burgler inside of his house and was holding him for the police. Even after the police were told repeatedly that the homeowner had the gun the police immediately shot the homeowner in the back without any warning!!! I guess it is safer to be a criminal than an honest homeowner. The crook will be out on the street long before the homeowner recovers if ever.

[Superpickle]

357 & Full auto AK47 from the RVN

[St Anna]

105mm M2A2 Light Field Howitzer. Picked ut up cheap - came with spare barrel and 3 bombardiers. I can use splintex at 10km.

[MoonSailer]

Elderly Homeowner Shoots And Kills Intruder - Brewton Alabama - WKRG.com

This is cool. An elderly couple defends themselves against an armed intruder with multiple convictions. I hate to read about anyone dying but I'd much rather read about the bad guys dying instead of police find elderly couple murdered in their bedroom.

[jerryrlitton]

WRS | Staring down the barrel of Swiss gun traditions

[MoonSailer]

Neat link!!! I agree the first step to taking away people's freedom is to take away their weapons. Most countries throughout history have oppressed their citizens and restricted weapons to the ruling class. The USA is kind of an accident because early in our history weapons were required and then ownership became a matter of law. In places like England or Japan common people have never had the freedom to own weapons.

[denverd0n]

Something of a tangent to this thread, but I just read last night that the UK is considering outlawing the traditional glass pint mug, and dictating the use of plastic instead, because the glass ones can cause serious injuries when used as a weapon during a brawl.

I will leave you to draw your own conclusions as to whether this is a reasonable, effective, and perhaps even brilliant way to deal with the societal problem of people who injure other people, or whether it is one of the most incredibly STUPID things you have ever heard! Of course, such a law is only the logical and predictable point that we must eventually come to when we start down the path of thinking that the way to solve this particular societal problem is by banning inanimate objects that people sometimes choose to use to harm others with.

[bloodhunter]

Originally Posted by denverd0n

Something of a tangent to this thread, but I just read last night that the UK is considering outlawing the traditional glass pint mug, and dictating the use of plastic instead, because the glass ones can cause serious injuries when used as a weapon during a brawl.

How can you drink decent beer from plastic. Anyway the alcohol is dangerous for a variety of reasons so I suppose it's just a mtter of time vefore they outlaw that too

[erps]

A link regarding denver's post

BBC NEWS | UK | Pubs warn over plastic pints plan