#Law
Was this ad the undoing of the GSG-5?
Advocate posted this comment on my blog post about the H&K / ATI lawsuit …
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H&K pissed off with Australian goverment
Because Australians are not allowed semi-automatic guns, rifle manufacturers make some interesting bolt and pump action conversions of AR-15s, AKs and other rifles for the Australian market.
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LaRue Tactical on the lawsuit with A.R.M.S
Not long ago I blogged about A.R.M.S having won a lawsuit against Troy and jdun1911 mentioned in the comments that they were also involved in a lawsuit against LaRue Tactical. Mark LaRue posted this open letter at AR15.com …
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Saudis soon to be allowed to buy handguns
This comes straight from the I-never-thought-I-would-ever-blog-this department. Press TV reports:
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H&K and ATI settle lawsuit. GSG-5 sales will cease shortly.
The lawsuit between ATI and H&K has been settled. Ed reports …
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Some thoughts on the Montana Firearms Freedom Act
I am no lawyer but there are a couple of clauses from the Montana Firearms Freedom Act and how I interpret them.
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Australian gun regulations get even worse
My understanding of Australian guns law is that unless you are a farmer, professional shooter (such as professional competition shooter or professional pest hunter) or collector you are only allowed paintballs markers, air guns and non-semi-automatic rimfire/centerfire rifles and shotguns (pump action shotguns are subject to same restrictions as semi-auto shotguns). Pistols can only be owned by target shooters and the caliber is restricted in most cases to .38 (9mm).
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History of gun laws in India
Quite a while ago I came across Abhijeet Singh’s webpage discussing the history of Indian gun laws since when India was a British colony. I meant to blog it but forgot about it until I was reminded of it by the recent Mumbai attacks.
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M72 LAW making a comeback
Defense Industry daily reports that the Marines have procured 7750 LAWs (M72A7) from Nammo Talley Defense for a total of $15.5 million (which works out to be $2000/unit).
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Swiss have little gun control, and little control of their guns
Over the past 10 years the Swiss conscript army have had 4300 firearms lost or stolen from their homes (the army issues firearms to citizens to keep at home). Although it should be pointed out that an estimated 1.5 million army firearms are in circulation.
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Viktor Bout, the infamous arms dealer, has been captured
Alleged Russian arms dealer, Viktor Anatoljevich Bout, 41(C), is escorted by Thai commandos as he arrives Thai Royal Police headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, 07 March 2008. Viktor Bout, dubbed the ‘Merchant of Death‘ one of the world’s most notorious weapons traffickers arrested in Bangkok on 06 March 2008 with arms dealing in Thailand.
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Collecting ballistic "fingerprints" a waste of time
The National Research Council have published a report advising against a national database of “unique” markings made by firearms on bullets and brass.
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The Weapons and Tactics keeping the Olympics safe
Snow Wolf Commando Unit (Beijing Special Police) are premier Chinese SWAT unit and will be the behind the scenes at the Olympics.
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Israeli Firearm Laws
DoubleTapper has an excellent write-up about the firearm and carry laws in Israel. It is very interesting.
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