Pretty much out of the question here of course. 

I think the police-woman yesterday was magnificent, especially as another officer had his hand virtually chopped off in front of her. We should only keep Tazers for auxilliary use. All officers should be armed as they are here and throughout Europe. A crazed terrorist with a sword can charge a Tazered officer and still kill even if hits it's target. At close range like yesterday the maniac, who'd already killed a poor little chap needed stopping with a pistol powerful enough to kill with one round. Thus other officers and citizens are not at risk for the sake of appeasing the wokes. This is now a changed world, irreversibly and exponentially violent.

I find the 357 short barrel (4") Colt Python magnum a most satisfactory appliance. Delivery like a brick though a plate glass window, low recoil for the muzzle velocity. However my choice and the one I practice with is a Makarov 9.27, suppressed (silenced) PMM with a 12 round clip. Very reliable, big shell and minimal recoil. A practical anti-personnel automatic. However if the ungodly are wearing Kevlar vests, the Python is a 'rib-crusher'. I keep these two together, to avail all comers

Quote from: Mups on Today at 09:42:33 AMI was told recently, that the pothole men are told to do  temporary  botches on these endless potholes,  knowing full well it won't last,  because that way their firm get paid over and over again for doing the same job!

Just up from me a fairly major road to a school forms a T onto a major road leading into town. It's also a bus route. There is a hole that opens up at that corner and gets repaired with amazing regularity. I reckon if they left it just a little longer we might start hearing about cars being lost down it.

Yep. I was just going on the lack of an obvious tan....

Quote from: Mups on Today at 09:48:03 AMThat's just it though.  How could anyone be absolutely sure?

If several men broke into our home and started threatening us,  we are hardly likely to ask whether they mean it or not - especially if they have a weapon of some sort

The law still needs clarification for sure. It isn't clear in the story just where those shot were at the time. As I said originally - I hope for the sake of the farmer that they were not running away. It just says "discovered at the scene" and "found nearby".


Today at 11:31:18 AM
The US law is a lot different from here and shotguns are a popular choice for home defence there. Here they have to be kept in locked cabinets, ammunition separate and the minimum barrel length of 24 inches makes them an unwieldy weapon at close quarters.

In the US home defence cartridges (not a concept here) are smaller reducing recoil which along with short barrels and more than the maximum 3 shots available on a standard shotgun certificate makes them very practical. Especially as you can keep one under the bed.

I have five guns out here. One long and four pistols, which I bought with the rest of the house contents at auction. In full cognisance of gun laws, I would not hesitate to shoot an intruder and keep the best 2 pistols and ammunition clips in the bedroom with the others being distributed around the property. Over here 'the right to bear arms' is detailed and enshrined within the second amendment. Of course the lefty wets try relentlessly to have it removed. Fortunately to date it's been realised that for many who live in the wilder regions it's necessary for survival - places like New York and Los Angeles!

Dickie was excited he was off to sunny Spain
He packed his budgie smugglers, and a mac in case of rain
He also packed his Brut and a tin of spaggy balls

Popping out to a National Trust this morning.. Rain has stopped..