User talk:Alasdair

Japanese Paratroopers

Yes the Japanese had paratroopers in WWII. Here is a link to Wikipedia. should at least satisfy you curiosity. As far as the suppressor goes in Dirty Harry. I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's just a prop. Something mocked up for the movie for visual effect. Welcome to imfdb.--Jcordell 17:43, 27 December 2011 (CST)

Thanks Jcordell. I'm finding it very good for things like research. Also, I can impress my friends and family with gun knowledge thanks to it. Like I was watching Shooter with my dad, and during the opening section, I just randomly said "That's an M40A5 there, Dad." He seemed impressed at first, but now he says it's a little weird. Is 13 too young to be a gun enthusiast? Lots of people keep telling me guns kill. They don't, do they? Surely humans make guns, and humans kill using them. On their own, guns are just lumps of metal, and if used correctly, provide security, peace and pleasure. Come on, back me up here guys. Anyway, I look forward to contributing to IMFDB pages.

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

Oh I wouldn't worry about it. This is a debate that will never end. I'm 43 years old and I've been collecting firearms for almost thirty years. I've run into people who think it's weird and creepy that I have a gun collection and over thirty books about firearms. But I've also run into others who don't find it strange at all. As a police officer I know from first hand experience about the damage guns can do. But the damage is caused by people using those guns. The guns didn't do the damage by themselves. Cars kill people, rocks kill people, heck I was involved with a murder investigation several years ago in which the murder weapon was a bungee strap. I've seen several murders over the past 11 years in which the murder weapons were hammers, knives, a bathtub full of water and a can of gasoline and matches. People will always find ways to kill each other. --Jcordell 00:33, 29 December 2011 (CST)

How true. Speaking as a normal citizen, keep up the good work as a cop. If anyone calls you creepy for collecting guns again, hey, why not just ignore their 911 calls? (Joke). Although, why did somebody murder somebody with a bungee strap? I can just assume it was the first thing to hand. As for the people will always find ways to kill, just look at what Robert Downey Jr said 'Peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy', which despite just being put in Iron Man for effect, is completely true. The Roman Empire, Alexander the Great and Atilla the Hun conquered and ruled large empires, and none of them used any guns at all. Although an actor once came to my school, speaking for a charity. Apparently, if we give less than 1% of what is spent on chemical weapons, nuclear weapons, small arms and so on and so on, we can cure world poverty. The request was refused. Come on countries of the world, that's not even 1%! Stop being so stingy-it's world poverty we're talking about here. It's kind of a big deal. Also, if you cure world poverty, way more people will be willing to join the army. Btw, the weirdest murder weapon ever is a toilet tank lid? No? How about a chess board? A corkscrew? A bowling ball? These are all real-life murder weapons. You must wonder what these people are taking. Anyway, thanks for making me feel slightly less embarrased to be a gun addict. And yes, I know embarressed is spelt wrong.

Don't shut down Heckler & Koch U.K!!

Recently, I found out that Heckler & Koch have opened a factory in Britain. I was thrilled, until I found out that there is a 'shut down Heckler & Koch Great Britain.' campaign. This is the website for a protest against the factory being here. Come on! I mean, Britain is currently the worst country for gun lovers. If you're a gun enthusiast, you don't say "Hey, I love guns. All types. Hey, I know! I'll go to Britain! They don't hate guns there." No, you go to America. Americans, if you're reading, I'm in envy of your 'Every citizen has the right to bear arms' rule. I will put my hand on my heart now and say currently, I'd rather be American. Unless these rules are established in the U.K. Which they won't be. And these moaners aren't helping progress this. If you're British (or just don't like this idea, fine, I don't care) please comment here and say what you think. Are they right or wrong? If it's quite good, I'll re-post it on the campaigner's stupid webpage. And yes, I understand that some people may say "Just leave them alone." But if I do, then what will happen? Worst case scenario, another great gun company may die out, and I don't want to let that happen. In this financial climate, it's hard enough. Please comment. This is personal, and it means a lot to me.

I was unaware H&K had a factory in the UK, but I agree, don't shut them down! I think they should stay here as police use a few H&K weapons (armed police in the UK use the MP7A1) so it would be logical to set up shop here, so it saves on shipping them from Germany. And not too mention the fact that it seems cool that Britain has its very own gun factory.

- Fixer

Ta very much, Fixer. I've e-mailed it to them, so hopefully your words will impact upon their tiny, one-sided minds. Alasdair

WWII weapon discussion

Seeing as it was the last World War we had (and hopefully the last World War we'll ever have...erm, you rock, South Korea! We're sorry Kim-jung-il's dead too, but please don't use those weapons of mass destruction on us...), I have developed a strong interest in WWII weaponry. I hope that this can be a place for IMFDB members to come and talk about the weapons of World War Two (and One, if you want to. I'm not picky.). Have a good day!

Army

Hey Alasdair, how's it going?

A while ago you asked me for advice on becoming a sniper within the Army and I was just wondering if you applied after?

Get back too me soon, mate :) Cheers,

Fixer

I did, Fixer, thanks. I was sent into Afghanistan a couple of months ago (I'm writing this in Afghanistan now) and I've got about 20 kills under my belt, and saved a couple of civilian's lives too. There's even talk of me being transferred up to the Royal Marines Commando later on in my career, which is exciting. See ya! Alasdair