tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post7060090757791577229..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: I Guess He Does Feel Lucky, Punkā¦.JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-52092625118804040182008-12-10T16:55:00.000+00:002008-12-10T16:55:00.000+00:00"Can only be due to a very real drop in standards....<I>"Can only be due to a very real drop in standards..."</I><BR/><BR/>Frightening thought!<BR/><BR/><I>"next time you're at Heathrow look at the goons toting machine guns - fingers all firmly INSIDE the trigger guards. Nothing surprises me any more really."</I><BR/><BR/>Even more frightening thought!<BR/><BR/><I>"And what would they actually DO with machine guns in a crowded terminal anyway? The whole thing is theatre..."</I><BR/><BR/>Much like the ostentatious display of little tanks outside Heathrow a while back in response to some unspecified terrorist threat..?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-70026474667861770042008-12-10T13:11:00.000+00:002008-12-10T13:11:00.000+00:00Julia, the two things you quoted were pretty much ...Julia, the two things you quoted were pretty much Firearms 101 when I first learned to shoot a bolt-action Lee-Enfield at school back in the 70's*.<BR/><BR/>That there are those in official places who don't know or observe them is both surprising and not so - next time you're at Heathrow look at the goons toting machine guns - fingers all firmly INSIDE the trigger guards. Nothing surprises me any more really.<BR/><BR/>(And what would they actually DO with machine guns in a crowded terminal anyway? The whole thing is theatre - as we knew, I suppose.)<BR/><BR/>* Oh all right then, since you ask, yes I do still have my .303 marksman's badge, and very proud of it I am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-29846816459475105392008-12-10T11:11:00.000+00:002008-12-10T11:11:00.000+00:00A long, long time ago, Dickiebo was an armed cop. ...A long, long time ago, Dickiebo was an armed cop. Let me tell you this; <B>NO</B> cop who is authorised to carry a firearm, would <B>EVER</B> fail to check that any weapon that he/she handled,was empty. It simply would not happen! So - how did it happen? Can only be due to a very real drop in standards - much as we thought, really!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-34454985375654546772008-12-10T10:25:00.000+00:002008-12-10T10:25:00.000+00:00"Guns can go off by themselves, it's not unheard o...<I>"Guns can go off by themselves, it's not unheard of."</I><BR/><BR/>True, but if this was a seized weapon do they not test fire them to establish if they've been used in crimes? And if so, would they not have noticed any defect causing it to fire unbidden?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-34141808965417608742008-12-10T10:20:00.001+00:002008-12-10T10:20:00.001+00:00Whoops! Wrong account...Here it is again...Guns ca...Whoops! Wrong account...<BR/><BR/>Here it is again...<BR/><BR/>Guns can go off by themselves, it's not unheard of. sometimes you don't have to pull the trigger, a relatively small knock or a bump, overheating (probably unlikely in this case), or even a slight touch of the trigger, can cause a loaded gun to discharge. Particularly older weapons.<BR/><BR/>You are correct, though - he should have been pointing the weapon in a safe direction and shouldn't have been demonstrating anything with a gun that could even possibly have live ammunition in it. He should also have verified that the gun was not loaded at the beginning of the session. The station should also have had a more stringent system of checks with their live ammunition and should not store guns loaded. There is indeed much to blame them for.Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315721343398529214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-65421685634890614272008-12-10T10:20:00.000+00:002008-12-10T10:20:00.000+00:00Guns can go off by themselves, it's not unheard of...Guns can go off by themselves, it's not unheard of. sometimes you don't have to pull the trigger, a relatively small knock or a bump, overheating (probably unlikely in this case), or even a slight touch of the trigger, can cause a loaded gun to discharge. Particularly older weapons.<BR/><BR/>You are correct, though - he should have been pointing the weapon in a safe direction and shouldn't have been demonstrating anything with a gun that could even possibly have live ammunition in it. He should also have verified that the gun was not loaded at the beginning of the session. The station should also have had a more stringent system of checks with their live ammunition and should not store guns loaded. There is indeed much to blame them for.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12475448003297262148noreply@blogger.com