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Shotguns have 'virtually sold out' in Austria as citizens rush to buy arms amid fears...
Daily Mail ^ | 10/27/15 | Allan Hall

Posted on 10/27/2015 4:34:31 PM PDT by Libloather

Shotguns have 'virtually sold out' in Austria as citizens rush to buy arms amid fears of a massive influx of migrants, dealers claim

Weapon sales are soaring in Austria as citizens of the small Alpine nation become paranoid over the numbers of refugees crowding into their country.

In a country of 8.5 million people, there are now an estimated 900,000 firearms in homes.

And gun dealers report that it is women driving the sales rush. This year alone, police say 70,000 guns have been sold.

'Virtually all shotguns are currently sold out, because you need no permit for them', said Thomas Ortner, spokesman for an arms dealer in Upper Austria.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arms; austria; banglist; hijrah; immigration; shotguns
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To: AlaskaErik

No he wasn’t imprisoned for defending himself, he was imprisoned for shooting them after they had fled the house and he pursued them, shooting one of them as he was cowering in some bushes.

I do appreciate that Americans like to believe that they rougher, tougher and freer than those limp-wristed limeys but rest assured, if you do that in most jurisdictions in the US you will also do some serious jail time.


41 posted on 10/27/2015 6:37:31 PM PDT by PotatoHeadMick
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To: Mister Da
Austria has strong self defense laws, concealed carry with permit, & “it allows even excessive uses of deadly force to be excused on the ground that the judgment of the victim of a crime was affected by fear, panic, outrage or other strong emotion.”

Really? That's interesting. Do you know where I can look up more about this?

42 posted on 10/27/2015 6:43:26 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us one chance in three. More tea anyone?)
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To: Bigg Red

Most welcome. :)


43 posted on 10/27/2015 7:04:44 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Beware the Louisiana Weasel - GOPe Plan C or make that D)
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To: Lucy Hamilton; Army Air Corps

Ping! What as the Mood in Austria about this?


44 posted on 10/27/2015 8:28:10 PM PDT by KC_Lion (This Millennial is for Cruz!)
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To: Libloather

I lost all of my guns in a tragic boating accident.


45 posted on 10/27/2015 9:15:59 PM PDT by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: KC_Lion

Total respect to the Austrian people, Austrian patriots and true Europeans.

From my many friends in Austria, they tell me, if this crap isn’t stopped, the first shot to be fired that opens Pandora’s Box probably will be fired in the small town of Spielfeld....a lovely place where the local population is now at breaking.


46 posted on 10/27/2015 9:29:25 PM PDT by Lucy Hamilton (Lucy from Occupied Europa)
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To: Lucy Hamilton

a lovely place where the local population is now at breaking point.


47 posted on 10/27/2015 9:30:22 PM PDT by Lucy Hamilton (Lucy from Occupied Europa)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

I suddenly have this strange desire to buy a shotgun.


48 posted on 10/27/2015 10:27:14 PM PDT by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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To: NohSpinZone

Austrians understand the true meaning of the Second Amendment than American liberals.

American Liberals understand the 2nd all too well, they just do not want to be on receiving end when they run their endgame.


49 posted on 10/27/2015 10:46:31 PM PDT by Nailbiter
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To: Libloather; Fred Nerks

You mean Austrian women are actually preparing to repel rapists just as Sweden did not?

http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/175434/1-4-swedish-women-will-be-raped-sexual-assaults-daniel-greenfield

“In 2003, Sweden’s rape statistics were higher than average at 9.24, but in 2005 they shot up to 36.8 and by 2008 were up to 53.2. Now they are almost certainly even higher as Muslim immigrants continue forming a larger percentage of the population.

With Muslims represented in as many as 77 percent of the rape cases and a major increase in rape cases paralleling a major increase in Muslim immigration, the wages of Muslim immigration are proving to be a sexual assault epidemic by a misogynistic ideology.”

We should be sending them cases free double 00 buck ammunition.


50 posted on 10/28/2015 2:37:22 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: Roger Kaputnik; Jolla; ClearCase_guy; ExSES; Afterguard
None. The Swiss don’t play around with their immigration laws. It’s very difficult to get a Green Card or become a naturalized citizen unless you have money or some legitimate skill to offer.

Your information about Switzerland is out of date. Switzerland has a migrant crisis.

From wiki:

There has been significant immigration to Switzerland since the 1980s. By contrast, during the 19th century, emigration from Switzerland was more common, as Switzerland was economically a poor country where a large fraction of population survived on subsistence farming.

The largest immigrant groups in Switzerland are those from Italy, Germany, Former Yugoslavia and Albania, Portugal and Turkey (Turks and Kurds). Between them, these five groups account for about 1.5 million people, 60% of the Swiss population with immigrant background, or close to 20% of total Swiss population.

The current federal law of December 16, 2005, on foreigners (the Foreign Nationals Act) came into force on January 1, 2008, replacing the Federal Act on the Residence and Establishment of Foreigners of 1931.[1]

Switzerland and Australia, with about a quarter of their population born outside the country, are the two countries with the highest proportion of immigrants in the western world.[2]

According to the CIA Factbook, Switzerland is now almost 5% Muslim.

Crime has gone up, and private firearms are being increasingly restricted.

51 posted on 10/28/2015 3:37:13 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: PapaBear3625

Thanks, I did not realize they were having the same issues with the current events


52 posted on 10/28/2015 8:32:50 AM PDT by Jolla
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To: Billthedrill
A Viennese sociologist,

Viennese sociologists were useless when the Anschluss showed up on their front door ...

53 posted on 10/28/2015 8:35:35 AM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: tumblindice

The real Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp was a serious badass.


54 posted on 10/28/2015 8:37:57 AM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: Chode

I wonder ... does Slow Joe have any clue just how ridiculous he looks doing that?


55 posted on 10/28/2015 8:39:59 AM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: JoeFromSidney

Worth repeating ...


56 posted on 10/28/2015 8:40:27 AM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: NorthMountain
the dipsh!t prolly thinks he looks cool as ice
57 posted on 10/28/2015 4:09:19 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: Libloather
"Everybody knows nobody needs 10 bullets to kill a dee-ah!" - Herr Gauleiter der Staatsreich Cuomo
58 posted on 10/28/2015 4:34:44 PM PDT by Gritty (If you are intolerant, a racist or bigot (against Muslims) then find another state-Gov. Dayton, D-MN)
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