Reply With QuoteHoly sh*t!Originally Posted by He219
Today's Pix - Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, right, holds a MAK-90 'assault' rifle while Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa looks on during a news conference at Los Angeles Police headquarters in Los Angeles on Monday, May 14, 2012. The city's fourth annual Gun Buyback Program, netted 1,673 firearms over the weekend, marking a four-year low. A local supermarket chain donated $200,000 in gift cards to give out in exchange for the guns.
A pile of guns are displayed at a news conference after an annual Gun Buyback Program which netted 1,673 firearms over the weekend, marking a four-year low shown at the Los Angeles Police headquarters in Los Angeles on Monday, May 14, 2012.
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck holds up a rocket launcher taken as part of a cache of weapons received as part of a weekend gun buyback program at Los Angeles Police headquarters in Los Angeles on Monday, May 14, 2012. The haul also included 791 handguns, 527 rifles, 302 shotguns, marking a four-year low. A local supermarket chain donated $200,000 in gift cards to give out in exchange for the guns.
French soldiers of the 9th Marine Infantry Battalion learn to use the AK-47 rifle of the Surinamese Army, during a five-day tactical military course at the Ayoko Military Base in Para District, May 15, 2012. Twenty-three soldiers from various French territories based in French Guiana are training in Suriname with their own FAMAS rifles and the AK-47's of their Surinamese couterparts.
Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers take part in a parade during their 29th anniversary celebrations in South Sudan's capital Juba, May 16, 2012. South Sudan will soon acquire anti-aircraft missiles to defend its territory against air attacks it says are frequently carried out by warplanes from neighbouring Sudan, the South Sudanese military said on Wednesday.
Russian rescue official Cupalenkov (2nd R) looks at the recovered cockpit voice recorder of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 while Indonesian officials Vice Marshal Daryatmo (L) chief of the National Search and Rescue Agency receives the electronic device from Army Colonel Putranto (R) watch on during a turnover ceremony to the Indonesian investigating body at the search and rescue base in Cijeruk on May 15, 2012. Indonesian investigators on May 16 expressed hope that the newly found cockpit voice recorder from a Russian airliner would help answer why the plane crashed into a mountain.
An image taken with a mobile phone allegedly shows an armed vehicle driving in Loder, in the restive southern Abyan province, as clashes continued between Al-Qaeda militants and the Yemeni army forces on May 16, 2012. Yemen's army, with the backing of US experts, is slowly gaining ground in its southern offensive against Al-Qaeda, diplomats and officials said as the death toll in five days of fighting rose to 128.
Norwegian Major-General Robert Mood, chief of the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), adjusts his headgear as he speaks to the media at a hotel in Damascus May 15, 2012. At least 21 people were killed on Tuesday when Syrian security forces opened fire at a crowd in the central town of Khan Sheikhoun during a visit by the United Nations monitoring team, activists said. A spokesman of the rebel military council gave a higher death toll, saying at least 50 people were killed in the attack during which a car belonging to the United Nations team was hit.
Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic attends his trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague May 16, 2012. Mladic, 70, appeared on Wednesday for his genocide trial looking confident, flashing a thumbs-up and clapping his hands as he entered the courtroom.
Holy sh*t!
^ Single shot, bet it's spent.
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KNOX, Ky. (May 8, 2012) Gunner's Mate Seaman Edward Brand, assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1, fires a GAU-17A gun system from the bow of a riverine patrol boat during a live-fire exercise. RIVRON 1 completed a three-day field exercise to prepare for final evaluation problem that will qualify them for deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Steven Hoskins/Released)
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SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Craig Sperry, left, a boarding team member assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), climbs aboard the training ship Aris under the supervision of a member of the Hellenic Navy special forces during a training exercise at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012. Phoenix Express is a multinational maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces intended to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian A. Goyak/Released)
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SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) Operations Specialist Seaman Alex Dibenedetto, left, a boarding team member assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), practices small-arms tactics under the supervision of U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Joshua Aiken, from the 1st Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012.
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SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) Boarding team members assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) conduct small-arms training under the guidance of Marines assigned to the 1st Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012. Phoenix Express is a multinational maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces intended to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian A. Goyak/Released)
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 12, 2012) Yeoman 1st Class Antonio Ramirez, assigned to Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9, Security Force Reserve Component Detachment 2, fires his M-4 service rifle during a weapon familiarization course. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Pete Lee/Released)
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin A. Kohl, right, and Cpl. Mark B. Fentress, both with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice searching and scanning techniques with a surface-to-air missile launcher aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) while in the Indian Ocean May 11, 2012. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Claudia Palacios, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)
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A Chinese People's Liberation Army senior officer with the Beijing Military Region, left, looks through the optic of an M4 carbine while speaking with U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Travis W. Hawthorne about marksmanship during the 2012 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting (AASAM) in Puckapunyal, Australia, May 12, 2012. AASAM is an annual multinational marksmanship competition allowing international service members to exchange skills, tactics, techniques and procedures. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth, U.S. Air Force/Released)
In this Tuesday, May 15, 2012 photo, a Syrian rebel sits inside a car converted into an armored combat vehicle in Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria. The U.N.'s observer mission in Syria has been caught up in a burst of violence with a roadside bomb damaging its cars. The mission confirmed its vehicles were hit by a bomb shortly after they met with Syrian rebels on Tuesday, and said there were no injuries.
Former Navy Seal Coleman Ruiz takes part in a 1,700-mile relay walk on Monday, May 14, 2012, near Dandridge, Tenn. Ruiz is the executive director of the Carry the Load program that benefits nonprofit organizations that help veterans, active duty service members and military families.
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A 1st Fighter Wing's F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. pulls away from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Md. after refueling off the east coast on May 10, 2012. The first Raptor assigned to the Wing arrived Jan. 7, 2005. This aircraft was allocated as a trainer, and was docked in a hanger for maintenance personnel to familiarize themselves with its complex systems. The second Raptor, designated for flying operations, arrived Jan. 18, 2005. On Dec. 15, 2005, Air Combat Command commander, along with the 1 FW commander, announced the 27th Fighter Squadron as fully operational capable to fly, fight and win with the F-22. (U.S. Air Force Photo by: Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock) (Released)
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A KC-135 Stratotanker with the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Md. refuels a 1st Fighter Wing's F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. off the east coast on May 10, 2012.
Empty tube, not a big deal...
Yup, even is marked with word 'TRAINER'. But look dam impressive on press conference, isn't it.
I doubt this was a live unit. In the past I have seen the empty tubes at gun shows. The communist in Kommiefornia would love to use this as a propaganda tool.
This is a standard Shorland armored car on Land Rover chassis, either a Mk3 or a Mk4, possibly the latter, judging by previously published pictures.
hah I saw that as well, nothing scares the public like "rocket launcher"
FNS Dixmude and FNS George Leygues arrive in Cape Town
wow, first time I ever see a blue gun. That is some very unique camouflage.
Training gun!
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A 1st Fighter Wing's F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. pulls into position to accept fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Md. off the east coast on May 10, 2012. The first Raptor assigned to the Wing arrived Jan. 7, 2005. This aircraft was allocated as a trainer, and was docked in a hanger for maintenance personnel to familiarize themselves with its complex systems. The second Raptor, designated for flying operations, arrived Jan. 18, 2005. On Dec. 15, 2005, Air Combat Command commander, along with the 1 FW commander, announced the 27th Fighter Squadron as fully operational capable to fly, fight and win with the F-22. (U.S. Air Force Photo by: Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock) (Released)
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LA City is a safer place to live with yet another inert AT4 anti-tank launcher tube marked 'TRAINING' taken off the streets.
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