The Rise of Guns in China

[Aquila]

Yeah, but what happens to you if you're caught with one... I have a sneaking suspicion that that would ruin the rest of your life.

 

[cyclopsshooter]

haha no sh..!

 

[theotherwaldo]

Well, I guess that some folks have heard that 'power comes from the muzzle of a gun' and they just want their share.

 

[LightningJoe]

Just goes to show that the tighter the governmental hand squeezes the more slips through its fingers.

The governmental hand in China used to grip a lot harder.

 

[lanternlad1]

This is the best line in the article, IMO:

Authorities report on gun seizures in order to demonstrate their ability to control the flow of weapons. But the effort backfired in July, when three journalists were injured after a gun misfired during a police news conference on illegal weapons in Nanchong, Sichuan.

"I am the only one here qualified enough to have this weapon!"

BANG!

hop hop hop...

 

[DataMonkey]

Based on my observations, there is a huge pent up demand in China for shooting firearms. There are several gun ranges here right near DFW airport. They come in groups of 10-30 people with a translator to rent pistols and rifles, get instructions then shoot. Then, they're on their way to catch a flight.

 

[Aquila]

DataMonkey, they are pre-deployed troops. Do NOT assist them. Repeat. Do NOT assist them. (SILLY CAP NOW REMOVED).

I do wonder sometime but we had similar results in Detroit Metro with all of the foreign engineers in & out of the place. They (foreigners, in general) that all of us were carrying and paid zero attention to the firearms on our hips.