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MOST TERRIFYING GUN IN THE WORLD SEIZED
The Daily Mirror (UK) ^
| Jan 26 2004
| Gary Jones
Posted on 01/27/2004 3:19:00 PM PST by FreedomCalls
THE first fully automatic handgun to surface in the UK - capable of firing 1,100 rounds a minute - has been seized in a police raid.
It is a Glock 18, banned from sale in the US and described as a "monster of a weapon" that fires bullets with the intensity of a high- pressure water hose.
The ultra-light, Austrian-made gun was discovered in a swoop on the home of a suspected Yardie gangster. Scotland Yard has issued a nationwide alert as they try to find the owner and establish how the weapon got into Britain.
A Met firearms expert said: "It's extremely worrying that such a weapon is here. I can't stress enough just how dangerous this gun is.
"If it was fired on the streets of London by someone unused to its immense firing capability, there could be a massacre.
"Why even a criminal would want to own such a gun is beyond me. It would probably bethe ultimate in gun status-symbols." The Yard has warned front-line officers about the discovery, which followed a a raid on a residential address in Norwood, South East London.
A force internal report said: "This is the first weapon of its kind to be seized in the UK. It is not issued to any agencies in the UK and is believed to have been imported from the US."
The report said the Glock can fire "armour-piercing ammunition". It has a compensation device to keep it straight during firing.
SAS officers use the gun in combat with a 19-round magazine. Israeli security forces and Germany's GSG-9 anti-terror unit also carry it.
British armed police use the semi-automatic Glock 17, also a favourite with criminals.
America banned its import in 1986. US arms expert Walt Rauch said: "Shooting the G18 full-auto is just like turning on a high-pressure hose,"
Det Insp Martin Ward said: "This is something of a monster of a weapon. We are appealing for anyone to come forward in the strictest confidence with information."
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: antiamericanism; bang; banglist; britain; england; glock; glock18; guncontrol; gungrabbers; israel; liberals; mediabias; mythicalweapon; uk
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To: FreedomCalls
"Shooting the G18 full-auto is just like turning on a high-pressure hose," ...for 2 seconds. After that, it's a club.
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:28:25 PM PST
by
brbethke
To: cavtrooper21
yep and pay no attention to that gaping hole they have in the form of a chunnel. aint nuthin commin thru there.
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:29:04 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(.50 cal border fence)
To: Lower55
I was thinking the same thing. That handgun must hold one hell of a clip.
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:29:17 PM PST
by
XRdsRev
To: ScottinSacto
Not until they make one big a$$ magazine or a belt fed variety. A 1100-round magazine wouldn't be much of a problem. The stepladder you'd need to carry around to refill it however ...
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:30:36 PM PST
by
Johnny_Cipher
(Miserable failure = http://www.michaelmoore.com/ sounds good to me!)
To: Lower55
THE first fully automatic handgun to surface in the UK - capable of firing 1,100 rounds a minute In the box you will find a Glock 18 and 1,100 rounds of ammunition.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to fire, using the gun, all those rounds within 60 seconds.
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:31:14 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(It is always tempting to impute unlikely virtues to the cute)
To: brbethke
"Shooting the G18 full-auto is just like turning on a high-pressure hose,"
Since when does Glock make a water gun? What is this, the GlockSoaker?
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:31:16 PM PST
by
adam_az
(Be vewy vewy qwiet, I'm hunting weftists.)
To: FreedomCalls
"I worry about bringing up a child in America," said Gwyneth Paltrow.
"If it was fired on the streets of London by someone unused to its immense firing capability, there could be a massacre.
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:31:48 PM PST
by
Toespi
To: FreedomCalls
Compensator here:
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:31:59 PM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: ScottinSacto
Maybe we can get some British freeper to email us some of those 1100 round magazines?
To: FreedomCalls
Just marking my spot so I can locate and view these videos on my office cable connection tomorrow. Thanks for the post and the links.
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:32:20 PM PST
by
Quilla
To: brbethke
Re:
What, they never ran into a Mauser "Schnellfeuer" or any of the Astra or Star select-fire pistols, or even the full-auto version of the Beretta 92? Where have they been for the last century? You have to realise the winnies writing this story would not know diddly squat about any weapons from matchlocks to flintlocks to muzzle loading to single action to bolt action to semi-auto to fully auto to phasers...
Gad, what idiots they have in the Fourth Estate.
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:32:41 PM PST
by
sonofatpatcher2
(Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
To: FreedomCalls
A Met firearms expert said: "It's extremely worrying that such a weapon is here. I can't stress enough just how dangerous this gun is. It's only a pistol for heaven's sake. You couldn't hit anything at 300 meters with it deliberately and even if you did by accident, it wouldn't hurt anything.
To: adam_az
" ..58 mags"
1100 rpm terrifies the good citizens, explaining that it would take 58 mags to do it just confuses the "issue" and might make them stop and think.
We can't have that, (citizens thinking) why next thing you know they'll want to be able to defend themselves from criminals...
Eh gads, that might lead to a feeling of empowerment, and loss of control by the central government.
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:33:12 PM PST
by
cavtrooper21
(Coffee, the elixir of life..or something resembling life.)
To: Eaker
My birthday is May 19th.
I always said what a nice guy you were......
To: lormand
Sheesh! How much does 1,100 rounds per minute weigh? Emptying that clip (which must extend from floor to ceiling) must feel like emptying a 100 pound sack of potatoes.
Sounds to me like a great conversation piece.
A handheld Puff The Magic Dragon........
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:34:42 PM PST
by
blackdog
(Democrat Party? Democratic Party? Democrat Candidate? Democratic Candidate? Wassup wit dat?)
To: FreedomCalls
The author sounds like he wet himself just writing about it!
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:35:22 PM PST
by
Redcloak
(Cat: The other white meat.)
To: FreedomCalls
What's odd is that Scotland Yard has reportedly been confiscating full-auto Armalite AR180s, MAC-10s, MAC-11s, and Bulgarian Skorpions in raids on 'Yardie' gangs for years... and they're all much more capable a weapon than the Glock 18. The IRA has been converting M1911 pistols to full-auto for decades.
There's something particuarly sensationalist about the Glock 18 that's not evident from the other guns that are already floating around in the UK's underworld, I guess.
Maybe I'm just jaded in that I don't see the Glock 18 as much more than a regular old garden variety 9 millimeter Glock 17 with a hiccup problem much less than 'THE MOST TERRIFYING GUN IN THE WORLD' (*cue bass horns and tympani roll*).
What timid cousins we have across the pond. I can't believe that they still are able to produce British soldiers.
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:35:50 PM PST
by
The KG9 Kid
(‘Yeaaaaaghh!’ ® 2004, Howard Dean.)
To: FreedomCalls
Why even a criminal would want to own such a gun is beyond me. Um, perhaps so they can point it at one of HRM's subjects and steal their money. Also to shoot back at the other criminals, who are the only ones also armed.
Perhaps they also realize since they might go to jail for having a popgun, they might as well have a fire hose gun. Hang for a lamb, hang for a sheep.
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:35:51 PM PST
by
LexBaird
("I don't do diplomacy." - Donald Rumsfeld)
To: FreedomCalls
To me the most dangerous gun in the world is any weapon handled by Lon Horriuchi.
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:35:57 PM PST
by
blackdog
(Democrat Party? Democratic Party? Democrat Candidate? Democratic Candidate? Wassup wit dat?)
To: FreedomCalls
It has a compensation device to keep it straight during firing. yeah, barrel distortion from overheating is a problem when you fire 1,100 rounds in a minute.
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posted on
01/27/2004 3:36:09 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(It is always tempting to impute unlikely virtues to the cute)
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