Mike Irwin
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Mars
(at least it seems like it, sometimes)
(at least it seems like it, sometimes)
The Geography of THR
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BerettaNut92
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We have a cop in Thailand.
I think the folks in Korea are/were American servicemen, not sure if he have any Korean nationals here....
I think the folks in Korea are/were American servicemen, not sure if he have any Korean nationals here....
hutch24
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Alaska
Well, depending on who you talk to some people think we are a different country.
Well, depending on who you talk to some people think we are a different country.
Mr Jody Hudson
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No guns in Israel... I have been told that nearly all Israelis have guns and many carry them. It sounds like, as usual, the rumors are false!
Please clear this up for me.
Please clear this up for me.
MicroBalrog
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For the Nth time, this is a myth. Only 4.4% of Israelis have gun licenses. It's by may-issue principle, the requirements are harsh and change often.
Many soldiers carry their duty guns around when on leave. So you're very likely to see people carrying, but far more than people OWNING.
Many soldiers carry their duty guns around when on leave. So you're very likely to see people carrying, but far more than people OWNING.
carp killer
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Oildale, right next to Bakersfield.
einnor1040
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HEY,HEY,HEY I take offense to that.
We only drive like we are from Mars.
Mr Jody Hudson
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MicroBalrog; Thanks for clearing that up!
gburner
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Confederate States of America.
NickEllis
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Brazil...
Keyhole...
You asked about gun specific countries:
Most of what you see here in Brazil are either old Colt or SW .38's, lots of wheel guns, old Winchester police issue model 12's (still in issue), and alot of Taurus semi's (since they are made in Brazil, actually in the city I am currectly at for vacation!). Correction, you don't see alot of them, hardly any of them. They are way too expensive anyways, since the govt. tax is somewhere around 100% of manufacturing costs right now anyways. I guess they figure that hey, since we've already outlawed hunting (a crime that send you directly to jail, with no bail), there's really no need for ANY firearms, right? Hey, you might be able to get a carry permit though...
However, carry permits are next to impossible to get, on a may-issue basis, after paying $500 annually (plus however much bribe money you want to pay to your local senator, etc.), with a yearly pychological/physical/background check required.
While all this is going on, the drug lords in Rio de Janeiro run rampant and uninfringed over anyone they want, including the military. They all have Stinger missiles, RPGs, M16's, and pretty much anything else that they want from Paraguay...
Last year my best friend's cousin was kidnapped by some drug scum. Too bad for them he was American and had some balls, and at their "prison" he grabbed a gun from them, killed two of the kidnappers and escaped. Only to have the police come in three days later and confiscate the "illegal firearm" that had just saved his life. A week later, the drug scum came back and killed him, defenseless, on his doorstep. Only several months later, after trying hopelessly to get an investigation through, and finally resorting to hiring a private investigator (basically a hired gun) who brought in the scum (one dead, one alive) did we find out that the local police were all on the drug bankrole anyways.
STUPID STUPID PEOPLE!! :banghead:
I agree with Oleg's mentality about waking up in the US.
Thanks, my rants over now.
Gaiudo
Keyhole...
You asked about gun specific countries:
Most of what you see here in Brazil are either old Colt or SW .38's, lots of wheel guns, old Winchester police issue model 12's (still in issue), and alot of Taurus semi's (since they are made in Brazil, actually in the city I am currectly at for vacation!). Correction, you don't see alot of them, hardly any of them. They are way too expensive anyways, since the govt. tax is somewhere around 100% of manufacturing costs right now anyways. I guess they figure that hey, since we've already outlawed hunting (a crime that send you directly to jail, with no bail), there's really no need for ANY firearms, right? Hey, you might be able to get a carry permit though...
However, carry permits are next to impossible to get, on a may-issue basis, after paying $500 annually (plus however much bribe money you want to pay to your local senator, etc.), with a yearly pychological/physical/background check required.
While all this is going on, the drug lords in Rio de Janeiro run rampant and uninfringed over anyone they want, including the military. They all have Stinger missiles, RPGs, M16's, and pretty much anything else that they want from Paraguay...
Last year my best friend's cousin was kidnapped by some drug scum. Too bad for them he was American and had some balls, and at their "prison" he grabbed a gun from them, killed two of the kidnappers and escaped. Only to have the police come in three days later and confiscate the "illegal firearm" that had just saved his life. A week later, the drug scum came back and killed him, defenseless, on his doorstep. Only several months later, after trying hopelessly to get an investigation through, and finally resorting to hiring a private investigator (basically a hired gun) who brought in the scum (one dead, one alive) did we find out that the local police were all on the drug bankrole anyways.
STUPID STUPID PEOPLE!! :banghead:
I agree with Oleg's mentality about waking up in the US.
Thanks, my rants over now.
Gaiudo
LoneStranger
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bobs1066,
Kinda curious cause when I drove them yesterday it was "Never the Twain to Meet"?
Kinda curious cause when I drove them yesterday it was "Never the Twain to Meet"?
I coulda sworn I saw a couple of posts from behind the New Iron Curtain - The People's Republic of California...in case it hasn't been mentioned yet.
Not only is gun ownership highly restricted there, but everyone must walk in a "clockwise" direction!
I can say these evil things because I use to live in the PRC, (prior to successfully tunneling out a few years ago into the Free World - in fact, some members of my family are still being held as political prisoners by the Central Committee in Sacremento).
Not only is gun ownership highly restricted there, but everyone must walk in a "clockwise" direction!
I can say these evil things because I use to live in the PRC, (prior to successfully tunneling out a few years ago into the Free World - in fact, some members of my family are still being held as political prisoners by the Central Committee in Sacremento).Moparmike
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Funny, I thought that was only Border Okies that drove that way.
I am from The People's Republik of Fayettenam, Arkansas.
bobs1066
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LoneStranger, I was teaching a class in Springfield, MA. Flew into town early Sunday & drove up to Brattleboro, VT. Then Monday evening, buzzed down to Providence for dinner. And I might add, had a piece of striped bass that was one of the best hunks of fish I ever threw a lip over.
Hey, you guys are making me pine for that little upstart ... what did she go by? Iron Kit-Kat or something. Or does she now lurk here in the guise of a retired engineer from Pasadena? Monster threads with baby socialists ... priceless (and too dear at that).
igor
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You're right Ed, that was priceless... maybe (s)he got a full quota then.
And yes, I've seen another Finn here sometime... or at least on TFL... not sure.
Countries visited? Most of continental Europe (I've missed Italy so far), all of Scandinavia (lived in Norway for a year), GDR, Soviet Union, Russia, Estonia, Northern US, Canada.
got a full quota then. And yes, I've seen another Finn here sometime... or at least on TFL... not sure.
Countries visited? Most of continental Europe (I've missed Italy so far), all of Scandinavia (lived in Norway for a year), GDR, Soviet Union, Russia, Estonia, Northern US, Canada.
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