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Trondheim police to get machine guns (Norway)
Aftenposten (Norway) ^
| January 21, 2005
Posted on 01/24/2005 2:21:08 AM PST by Stoat
Trondheim police to get machine guns
Norway's police are generally unarmed and must equip themselves for emergencies. Trondheim police may be the first to make a major upgrade.
Several police vehicles in Trondheim will soon be supplied with MP-5 machine guns, local newspaper Adresseavisen reports. The goal is to be able to respond more quickly in serious crime situations. Neither of Norway's larger cities, Oslo or Bergen, are ready to arm their police with two-handed weapons. "Authorities gave clearance for this type of weapon in our vehicles just before Christmas. This will apply to a limited number of vehicles and everyone who might use such weapons must have special training," South-Trøndelag deputy police commissioner Toralf Pedersen told Adresseavisen. Pedersen said the change only made the process of using weapons quicker, the process, which requires the police commissioner to order the arming of officers, remains the same. Machine guns have several advantages that should reassure the public, he said. "Among other things these weapons can be equipped with lights, they have more firepower and at the same time give officers greater confidence when they enter a situation. There is less chance of error," Pedersen said.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; firearms; guns; norway
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THE MP5
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MP5 Specifications |
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Length
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Width
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Height
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Weight
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9mm X 19
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15/30
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26.77
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1.96
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8.26
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13.38
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8.85
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5.59
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posted on
01/24/2005 2:21:08 AM PST
by
Stoat
To: Stoat
Doesn't the Norwegians manufacture any superior firearms?
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posted on
01/24/2005 2:27:09 AM PST
by
endthematrix
(Declare 2005 as the year the battle for freedom from tax slavery!)
To: Stoat
The Wake-up Call is on........
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posted on
01/24/2005 2:32:07 AM PST
by
Route101
To: endthematrix
Doesn't the Norwegians manufacture any superior firearms? Right offhand, I can't think of any...certainly nothing in the class of the MP5. A cursory Google search for 'Norwegian firearms' brings hits mainly pertaining to older hunting and military rifles.
Perhaps other Freepers can provide a more detailed answer.
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posted on
01/24/2005 2:34:21 AM PST
by
Stoat
To: endthematrix
VAPENSMIA NM149S
Bolt Action Rifle
7.62 x 51 mm NATO
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posted on
01/24/2005 2:35:57 AM PST
by
endthematrix
(Declare 2005 as the year the battle for freedom from tax slavery!)
To: endthematrix
VAPENSMIA NM149S
Bolt Action Rifle
7.62 x 51 mm NATO
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posted on
01/24/2005 2:38:27 AM PST
by
Stoat
To: endthematrix
Norway might be up to manufacturing spears; they hadn't gotten that far when WW-II broke out.
To: Stoat
Norwegians in Afghanistan: Norwegian with the NM 149
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posted on
01/24/2005 2:45:16 AM PST
by
endthematrix
(Declare 2005 as the year the battle for freedom from tax slavery!)
To: Route101
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posted on
01/24/2005 2:51:33 AM PST
by
Stoat
To: endthematrix
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posted on
01/24/2005 2:54:43 AM PST
by
Stoat
To: Stoat
Date: 15 April 2002
Norway signs UN protocol on firearms
The Government decided today that Norway will sign the UN Protocol of 31 May 2001 against the Illicit Manufacturing and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition.
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posted on
01/24/2005 2:56:19 AM PST
by
endthematrix
(Declare 2005 as the year the battle for freedom from tax slavery!)
To: endthematrix
I think the only firearm of import that came out of that area of the world was the Krag, which Teddy Roodeveldt made famous by carrying up San Jaun hill. That would be an 1895 design, bolt action chambered in 30-40.
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posted on
01/24/2005 3:21:57 AM PST
by
exnavy
To: Stoat
But . . . . but . . . . but aren't the Norwegians morally superior to the US because they don't have any crime; they are a happy nation who only worry about trolls and US presidents giving Satanic hand gestures?
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posted on
01/24/2005 3:30:51 AM PST
by
DustyMoment
(Repeal CFR NOW!!)
To: DustyMoment
And I thought studies show that carrying a gun makes you more likely to shoot yourself or a family member than a criminal! Isn't that what libs always tell us?
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posted on
01/24/2005 4:21:18 AM PST
by
Pete98
(After his defeat by the Son of God, Satan changed his name to Allah and started over.)
To: DustyMoment
Norway is superior in one respect: it allows civilians to purchase and use suppressors ("silencers") on their firearms.
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posted on
01/24/2005 6:42:10 AM PST
by
Max in Utah
(By their works you shall know them.)
To: Stoat
Neither of Norway's larger cities, Oslo or Bergen, are ready to arm their police with two-handed weapons. Trondheim [Trondheimfjord Intermunicipal Harbour, TIH for the navigator types aboard] is a fairly major shipping and passenger cruise liner centre [it was a German U-boat base during WWII, accordingly oft-bombed by the Allies, and I wouldn't be a bit suprised if its dock district is a good bit roughrt than those of Bergen or Oslo. And those international passengers aboard the Norwegian cruise liners make a tempting terrorist target.
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posted on
01/25/2005 9:37:48 AM PST
by
archy
(The darkness will come. It will find you,and it will scare you like you've never been scared before.)
To: endthematrix
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posted on
01/25/2005 9:54:36 AM PST
by
archy
(The darkness will come. It will find you,and it will scare you like you've never been scared before.)
To: endthematrix
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posted on
01/25/2005 9:55:16 AM PST
by
archy
(The darkness will come. It will find you,and it will scare you like you've never been scared before.)
To: DustyMoment
But . . . . but . . . . but aren't the Norwegians morally superior to the US because they don't have any crime; they are a happy nation who only worry about trolls and US presidents giving Satanic hand gestures? Short answer? No.
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posted on
01/25/2005 9:57:15 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: Route101
You are much too soft on traffic violators.
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posted on
01/25/2005 9:59:09 AM PST
by
verity
(The Liberal Media is America's Enemy)
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