Newbie to this Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/man-shot-with-rubber-bullet-by-police-after-pointing-firearm-at-children/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 NUTTER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 Lucky not to have been shot proper, think they would have used a taser rather than a baton round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wascal Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 23 minutes ago, DUNKS said: NUTTER! well he does clain the be David Icke's son such a scary Airgun !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 What an eegit. Another firearms incident for the statistics.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 when i was young village bobby would walk up take it of the idiot smack him up the ear end of it how times change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 If you did that now you would be recorded on an iPhone, persecuted on social media, arrested, convicted, fired, then fined for civil losses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, clangerman said: when i was young village bobby would walk up take it of the idiot smack him up the ear end of it how times change Could be WMD . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose man Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 6 hours ago, cookoff013 said: Could be WMD . Can’t be mate , Mr Blair has already cleared up all the WMD ..😉 ..I’m pretty sure it’s a springer , 177 or .22 .that really has to be the question 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 11 hours ago, rbrowning2 said: Lucky not to have been shot proper, think they would have used a taser rather than a baton round. I don’t agree, the range of a taser is insufficient. The firearms officer using a taser would need to be far too close to a possibly loaded air weapon. Rubber baton round was a good call, as it was clearly visible the weapon was an air rifle. Good job by the ARU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 If I was an armed response officer and some maniac pointed an air rifle at me or anyone else they would be getting body bagged. Excellent restraint shown by the police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 16 minutes ago, WalkedUp said: If I was an armed response officer and some maniac pointed an air rifle at me or anyone else they would be getting body bagged. Which is probably why your NOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Didn't police shoot and kill a man with an air rifle in Swindon at the weekend at his own house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic69 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Quote Firearms officers rushed to the scene and fired a "lethal baton round" at the suspect, leaving him with bruising to his arm. A lethal baton round? Isn't the whole point of baton rounds that they're not lethal? Scratch that, just dodgy editing; missing the "less" from the front of the actual quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 3 hours ago, WalkedUp said: If I was an armed response officer and some maniac pointed an air rifle at me or anyone else they would be getting body bagged. Excellent restraint shown by the police. Exactly, air rifle or 50 cal its still a firearm he is lucky not to be in the morgue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Pillock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modafinale Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 I’ve got a couple of Barton projectiles, one hard nylon and the other a soft faced one ! would not want to be hit by either they are quite heavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Yes, not pleasant being hit with one of those. I probably would ask for a tazer to be honest, that only last a few seconds, the bruise, possible broken rib etc will last a few days at least. Used to have bean bags for nutters, don't see them used these days. Still suppose all the veggies on the extinction rebellion would be nicking them Open daylight situation there and easy to see what he had was an air rifle, now in the gloom of a house /building, if someone pointed it at me I might not ask him what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartyboy Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Tazer not recommended for firearms incidents. When the subject is shot with a tazer, the muscles clench due to the electrical charge. If the subject has his finger anywhere near the trigger of his firearms, there's a good chance he will involuntarily pull the trigger with obvious consequences. Think the police got this particular incident right and he was lucky not to be shot for real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry136 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) Having fired them in anger in NI, baton rounds are considered to be less lethal rather than non-lethal as they can still kill, same as a taser is classed as less lethal. Edited November 12, 2020 by Harry136 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, Harry136 said: Having fired them in anger in NI, baton rounds are considered to be less lethal rather than non-lethal as they can still kill, same as a taser is classed as less lethal. Did you swap them for D cell batteries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry136 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 No the D cells were for the schermuly which were not used against civpop! Due to this being an open forum and in light of tosspot lawyers im not going to make any more comments regarding their use in NI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 21 hours ago, wascal said: well he does clain the be David Icke's son such a scary Airgun !! Were they filming The Hangover 4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 26 minutes ago, Harry136 said: No the D cells were for the schermuly which were not used against civpop! Due to this being an open forum and in light of tosspot lawyers im not going to make any more comments regarding their use in NI. Fair enough! 1 hour ago, Modafinale said: I’ve got a couple of Barton projectiles, one hard nylon and the other a soft faced one ! would not want to be hit by either they are quite heavy Not the weight as much as the force they arrive with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Harry136 said: No the D cells were for the schermuly which were not used against civpop! Due to this being an open forum and in light of tosspot lawyers im not going to make any more comments regarding their use in NI. I think that's best. Mind I'm told there's a lot of ladies of a certain age in N. Ireland with fond memories of the 37mm baton round. Always reliable, never went out drinking, never got home "too tired" and afterwards never fell asleep snoring loudly. Edited November 12, 2020 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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