French cops use Mini-14s?

[enki]

Interesting. Figured they'd use something homegrown.

 

[MC BumSlap]

They also pack white flags.

 

[enki]

They also pack white flags.

That's the stereotype, but I don't believe Napoleon had any of those.

 

[}Dragon{]

French Police standard issue sidearm:

 

[rsrider]

The mini can go select and is an effective wep at half the price of most western assault rifles. Also, they don't look as threatening (public perceptions are important), but will still get the job done.

 

[2strokeYardSale]

Ruger AMD 556, used by their riot control police

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compagnies_Républicaines_de_Sécurité

must be a version of the AC556 (US full auto)

 

[rsrider]

I don't know. Ruger sells a militarized version of the Mini-14, with select fire. And that looks like a Mini-14.

 

[}Dragon{]

I don't know. Ruger sells a militarized version of the Mini-14, with select fire. And that looks like a Mini-14.

The AC-556 was the select fire version of the Mini- which I don't think they make anymore.

 

[rsrider]

Someone call Ruger, this confusion will not stand!!!

 

[Dr. Evil]

That's the stereotype, but I don't believe Napoleon had any of those.

He wasn't French. He was Italian.

 

[}Dragon{]

Someone call Ruger, this confusion will not stand!!!

I called Ruger- they make a special select fire version for the Sûreté Nationale, however it only fires blanks.

 

[Ogier le Danois]

I recall seeing a lot of M16/M4s when I was in Paris in 2005. A lot of soldiers/police standing around near landmarks. Riots were going on.

 

[Ant]

I called Ruger- they make a special select fire version for the Sûreté Nationale, however it only fires soap tipped bullets for French crowd control.

fixed.

 

[}Dragon{]

fixed.

They only get real ammo for mimes.

 

[auntiebling]

i heard their tear gas canisters are filled with axe body spray

 

[enki]

He wasn't French. He was Italian.

Wrong. Corsican. But his the Grand Armee was French.

 

[}Dragon{]

Wrong. Corsican. But his the Grand Armee was French.

Don't tell him he's wrong... his head will explode.

 

[Eldritch]

Interesting. Figured they'd use something homegrown.

Nexter isn't very good and FN is Belgian, not French. I don't think they actually make any decent small arms in France.

 

[2strokeYardSale]

 

[Eldritch]

Yeah, that's Nexter.