sky news headlines

[lemon_and_mint]

latest news -

Kent police are looking for a man who was seen welding a submachine gun.

(maybe it needed welding?)

or did they mean weilding? which is entirely different.

[Pheasy]

I think welding is hot! :sneaky:

[Galbally]

Not him again, "Ye Olde Phantom machine-gun welder of old London town?".

[dubs]

The Police have shot the person.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,, ... 37,00.html

[lemon_and_mint]

oh dear.He waved it at a policeman so the policeman shot him dead.:-1

[Galbally]

lemon_and_mint;750701 wrote: oh dear.He waved it at a policeman so the policeman shot him dead.:-1


I presume you mean the machine gun?



Sorry that was a bit cruel, still it was a bit silly to be waving a gun like that around, the cops don't take chances nowadays. Sad they had to shoot him though.

[lemon_and_mint]

Galbally;750711 wrote: I presume you mean the machine gun?



Sorry that was a bit cruel, still it was a bit silly to be waving a gun like that around, the cops don't take chances nowadays. Sad they had to shoot him though.


apparently he wanted them to shoot him, he had just tried to kill himself and couldn't do it.

poor man.

[grh]

what does the story mean by firearms officers? regular police are not armed?

[lemon_and_mint]

grh;750716 wrote: what does the story mean by firearms officers? regular police are not armed?


not usually no, they have handcuffs, some sort of mace spray and a large stick, but not many of them carry guns.

[Pheasy]

ThePheasant;750689 wrote: I think welding is hot! :sneaky:




Sorry for my bad joke, I thought this was a joke thread - I did not realise it was for real

[lemon_and_mint]

ThePheasant;750719 wrote: Sorry for my bad joke, I thought this was a joke thread - I did not realise it was for real


don't worry, I was joking as well

it's just sky - they often don't check the spelling on their headlines, and report some really strange stuff like that before they correct it.

but it's sad the bloke got shot in the end.

[dubs]

grh;750716 wrote: what does the story mean by firearms officers? regular police are not armed?


We have these floppy..

Armed Response Vehicle

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Armed Response Vehicles (ARV's) are the British Police's solution to combating armed criminal activity. They are also sometimes used for escorting Category A (high-risk) prisoners during transfers. Their main role is to react to spontaneous incidents involving firearms.

ARVs were modelled on the Instant Response Cars introduced by West Yorkshire Police in 1976, and were first introduced in London in 1991, when 132 armed deployments were made. During 1992/93 all Police forces in England and Wales introduced ARV's.

The British police do not routinely carry firearms – only specially-trained Authorised Firearms Officers are authorised to do so. ARV crews are typically teams of two (or, in London, three), and patrol specific areas.

ARVs are typically large high performance vehicles: saloon cars, people carriers or four wheel drives. The Volvo T5 estate is a favourite in many forces. The crew consists of a driver, responsible for getting to the scene quickly and safely, and an operator, who uses the communications systems, navigates and gathers intelligence and information about the incident en route. In London, a third observer is also carried, responsible for navigation, liaising at the scene with local police and requesting more AFOs if needed.

Weapons include Glock 17s and pistols carried by all officers, and each car also carries two carbines Heckler & Koch MP5 9mm or SIG .223, in a locked gunbox. A Baton gun and a Taser for each officer are also carried.