A surprise story from the Paris terrorist attacks...

[Sim G]

Didn't expect to hear this! Some have touted about the virtues of concealed carry, particularly when something such as the Paris attacks occur. Turns out, in one particular cafe, a couple of terrorists were killed by other people than the police/security services, who were armed at the time.

Turns out those that averted a massacre may very well be...... Drug dealers!

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/1 ... t-attacks/

[meles meles]

Well, swipe us sideways with a baguette...

[breacher]

Interesting !

I guess if you are a drug dealer and the resturant you are in is shot up by men with AKs, your first assumption will be that they are a rival operation targeting YOU ?

And if true, it opens a can of worms re prosecution !! I dont know if the French have a "not in the public interest" option but if I was their brief, I would certainly argue it !!

[ordnance]

I think i would need to hear it from a more reliable source before giving it any credence, than the truth about guns.

[breacher]

Rather sporting of the drug dealers to wait for police arrival so they could be nicked.

Not their usual modus operandi...................

[Sandgroper]

It doesn't really seem to match with the time line of events from what I can see nor with the "official" view of 8 attackers in 3 teams of which 7 died in apparent suicide bombings.

My gut feeling is that it's an internet rumour, but who knows - if the EU can link the legal ownership of firearms to terrorism then I suppose a couple of drug dealers could be "good guys" in the right circumstances...

[Sim G]

I'll agree with the website, "Truth about guns", but they seem to have just picked up on several European news outlets...

[Sandgroper]

Interesting the French outlet TTAG links to is now showing Error 404

http://resistancerepublicaine.eu/2015/1 ... ihadistes/

Still think it's an internet rumour that will quickly become "fact".

[froggy]

Police officers will now be allowed to carry their handguns on their journey home outside their working hours so they can react to a future attack.

A French Right-wing MP, Philippe Meunier, has even demanded that French MPs be allowed to "conceal & Carry".
While I doubt many of them has any firearms worth talking about, it makes perfect sense to me but I wonder why did he stop at MPs ?
Is it because most of them are largely responsible for the current situation that their life is more valuable than mine ?

[Sim G]

Police officers will now be allowed to carry their handguns on their journey home outside their working hours so they can react to a future attack.

A French Right-wing MP, Philippe Meunier, has even demanded that French MPs be allowed to "conceal & Carry".
While I doubt many of them has any firearms worth talking about, it makes perfect sense to me but I wonder why did he stop at MPs ?
Is it because most of them are largely responsible for the current situation that their life is more valuable than mine ?

Yves, have all of the Municipal Police kept their pistols after the immediate aftermath of Hebdo shootings? A colleague stated recently that the Municipal cops he'd seen around Calais and Dunkirk were unarmed, although in Paris, were armed, post 13/11 attacks, so he suspected that selective arming was back.