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**minestrone** · 1 April 2009, 07:34

I'm hoping it is going to be a good show. I just wish Bush was still in this week, it would have been a real riot.

**Zippy** · 1 April 2009, 07:35

Helicopters overhead keeping me awake.

**ace00** · 1 April 2009, 07:48

Do the police have sub-machine guns ? Or is that just in the airports?

**suityou01** · 1 April 2009, 07:50

Originally posted by ace00 View Post

Do the police have sub-machine guns ? Or is that just in the airports?

Some do yes.

**Pickle2** · 1 April 2009, 08:38

No sign of crusties on my walk into the city this morning.

Bankers standing out like sore thumbs, "dressed down" in their dodgy christmas jumpers.

Coffee shop was empty, plenty of people staying away from the office. Got free coffee off bird who works there for "being brave" and comming in. Shame she is a total old munter.

**Dante** · 1 April 2009, 08:46

/spotter alert

@ zeitghost

They use H&K MP5s and G3s in the main - both capable of firing on burst / full auto.

btw:

There were a few manky hippies on the platform at Vauxhall this morning - clearly spoiling for a fight as they usually wouldn't have left the house til after Jeremy Kyle.

**DaveB** · 1 April 2009, 08:58

Originally posted by Dante View Post

/spotter alert

@ zeitghost

They use H&K MP5s and G3s in the main - both capable of firing on burst / full auto.

btw:

There were a few manky hippies on the platform at Vauxhall this morning - clearly spoiling for a fight as they usually wouldn't have left the house til after Jeremy Kyle.

UK Police issue kit is a semi-auto carbine version. No UK police units use fully automatic capable weapons.

**Ruprect** · 1 April 2009, 09:00

Had to navigate an assault course composed of gurning crusties paddling placards at my torso, followed by the revolving police in riot gear, and after that I had to run up the down escalator. At the end of it I did get to pork Ulrika, so every cloud...

**Moscow Mule** · 1 April 2009, 09:05

Originally posted by zeitghost

They're not full auto are they?

That'd be a frightening thought since most of the plod are barely capable of dealing with a chap with a fully loaded table leg...

* flexes finger *

"That's my safety catch, right there."

But no, the police issues are semi-auto. Once trigger pull, one bullet IIRC.

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