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Swiss police take up assault rifles over terror threat
TheLocal.ch ^ | 30 November 2016 11:20 CET+01:00

Posted on 12/01/2016 7:37:02 AM PST by Olog-hai

Police in Switzerland are arming themselves with assault rifles to be better prepared in the event of a terrorist attack, according to reports.

Stefan Blättler, chief of Bern cantonal police, told Swiss-German TV program 10vor10 that his service had bought assault rifles for its police officers and that “several” other cantonal police services in the country were doing the same, reported news agencies on Wednesday. […]

The advantage of assault rifles — a long-range selective-fire gun frequently used by the military — is that “they can be used over a longer distance”, he said. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: assaultrifles; banglist; rop; switzerland
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To: itsahoot

My son took his Ruger 10-22 and put an arch angle kit on it, it now looks like an AR-15. Kids are funny that way, he ruined a perfectly good Ruger, but sometimes you gotta let them be thier own master ..


41 posted on 12/01/2016 10:42:21 AM PST by Trump-a-licious
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To: Trump-a-licious
he ruined a perfectly good Ruger, but sometimes you gotta let them be thier own master

Yep, you do. I have three of those, love them. 1022 Full Auto Conversion

42 posted on 12/01/2016 12:12:58 PM PST by itsahoot (Three words I don't want to hear, Comprehensive Immigration Reform.)
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To: Red Badger
Looks a lot like the M-14 I used in USMC, back in the day

Maybe because it is a Mini 14 made by Ruger?

43 posted on 12/01/2016 12:14:05 PM PST by itsahoot (Three words I don't want to hear, Comprehensive Immigration Reform.)
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To: itsahoot

So I’ve been told.

It’s a beautiful weapon.

Does it have a real wood stock or is it that fake plastic wood composite they use a lot of nowadays?.............B^)


44 posted on 12/01/2016 12:19:18 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Mine is wood, guess you can get them either way. I have the second one too but with an after marked stock.<>
Did you check out the Full Auto 10-22?


45 posted on 12/01/2016 3:51:38 PM PST by itsahoot (Three words I don't want to hear, Comprehensive Immigration Reform.)
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To: Olog-hai

Any terrorists that try to start anything will be turned into Swiss Cheese.


46 posted on 12/01/2016 8:20:59 PM PST by Redcitizen
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To: Red Badger
Another Old Fart strikes again!!! I'd say semper fi, but I was Army.
47 posted on 12/02/2016 5:37:56 AM PST by libstripper (oHillary is willing to risk her own life to protect her secretive nature. She would rather go to her)
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