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Old 09 August 2010, 02:46 PM
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Default Oh those funny quaint old traditions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10908830


How can firing an automatic weapon be 'traditional'
How long have they been around & 'available' in these areas?
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Old 09 August 2010, 02:56 PM
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One would have thought it more appropriate to shoot the mother-in-law!
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Old 09 August 2010, 02:57 PM
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3 killed and 8 injured as he "lost control" of the AK-47.

Did he reload half-way through?
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Old 09 August 2010, 03:28 PM
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I remember reading a similar story regarding a stray bullet fired in the air falling down on a child's head
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Spoiled the day too! I would worry about the bullets coming back down and injuring someone as well.

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Old 10 August 2010, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by JPL
3 killed and 8 injured as he "lost control" of the AK-47.

Did he reload half-way through?
That's 11 bullets, assuming he didn't miss.

Think an AK-47's magazine can take more than 11 bullets.
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Old 10 August 2010, 02:01 PM
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I've fired a live ak47 on a stag doo in Latvia, they do kick a little and also go off wildly to the right!

weddings and guns are not a good combination!
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Its not the first time

a google search will suffice....

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Perhaps it was a shotgun wedding?








OK OK, I'm off............
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Old 10 August 2010, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by stilover
That's 11 bullets, assuming he didn't miss.

Think an AK-47's magazine can take more than 11 bullets.
30 rounds - depends if it was military or civilian spec I guess
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Originally Posted by David Lock
Perhaps it was a shotgun wedding?




OK OK, I'm off............
I think he will be let off with a clip round his ear
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30 rounds - depends if it was military or civilian spec I guess
So when would an AK-47 be needed in civilian use? Aside from Turkish weddings of course. dl
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Old 10 August 2010, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by David Lock
So when would an AK-47 be needed in civilian use? Aside from Turkish weddings of course. dl
Go look up the word civilian

Police use them without bayonet attachment or flash supressors.
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Originally Posted by JPL
3 killed and 8 injured as he "lost control" of the AK-47.

Did he reload half-way through?


Only if he managed to miss the mother-in-law with the first magazine
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Old 10 August 2010, 05:04 PM
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Darwinism at work, though it sound like he forgot to shoot himself after
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Originally Posted by what would scooby do
I think he will be let off with a clip round his ear
i bet you're a barrel of laughs
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
i bet you're a barrel of laughs
No, just the butt of jokes
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Originally Posted by SJ_Skyline
No, just the butt of jokes
very clever -- but it might trigger a hail of crap jokes
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I remember that dreadful old sten gun that we had to practice with every year. Talk about kicking off, everyone stood well back when someone was firing it just in case of a big swing!

We were told that like the Browning pistol we also had to fire, if you were wearing a heavy great coat you were unlikely to come to much harm if someone fired at you anyway!

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Old 11 August 2010, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
i bet you're a barrel of laughs
I did take stock of the situation first.
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Old 11 August 2010, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
very clever -- but it might trigger a hail of crap jokes

Don't be a bore
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Old 11 August 2010, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by what would scooby do
Don't be a bore
As far as I recoil, you started it
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Old 11 August 2010, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
As far as I recoil, you started it
Yeah but I have to be on my guard
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You must have to rifle through a load of old rubbish to come up with this stuff.
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Old 11 August 2010, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by legb4rsk
You must have to rifle through a load of old rubbish to come up with this stuff.
on the contrary - straight from a magazine
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Old 11 August 2010, 08:01 PM
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I expect the groom must feel really bad about himself.
I wonder if he has a self-loathing mechanism?
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Old 11 August 2010, 08:08 PM
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<nods respectfully>
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Old 12 August 2010, 02:57 PM
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Nice to see you lot have got the key points of the story in your sights

Good you've fired off a few well aimed comments
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Old 12 August 2010, 04:30 PM
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thanks -- not all snetters "shoot from the hip"
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I agree,it's a good bullet-in board.
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