Comments on: FARC rebel training ‘rifles’ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/05/19/farc-rebel-training-rifles/ Firearms not Politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:38:33 +1300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Harkhark http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/05/19/farc-rebel-training-rifles/#comment-4019 Harkhark Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:05:46 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-4019 I saw a documentary on Sundance about a young girl, 17 yrs old I believe, who left home to join the FARC (which now go by FARC - EP, a bit of rebranding: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo, the : "EP" stands for "People's Army"). It showed the recruits using machetes to hack away at pieces of wood to make replicas of the rifles they'll be using. They tote them around until they get issued the real deal. I saw a documentary on Sundance about a young girl, 17 yrs old I believe, who left home to join the FARC (which now go by FARC – EP, a bit of rebranding: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo, the : “EP” stands for “People’s Army”).

It showed the recruits using machetes to hack away at pieces of wood to make replicas of the rifles they’ll be using. They tote them around until they get issued the real deal.

]]> By: Daniel E. Watters http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/05/19/farc-rebel-training-rifles/#comment-2294 Daniel E. Watters Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:30:32 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-2294 Actually, it looks more like a wooden mockup of an IMI Galil, which the Columbians produce under license for issue to their military. Actually, it looks more like a wooden mockup of an IMI Galil, which the Columbians produce under license for issue to their military.

]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/05/19/farc-rebel-training-rifles/#comment-2120 Steve Thu, 22 May 2008 06:53:47 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-2120 That could be it, but I admit it would be odd. Maybe the Colombian efforts have curbed their supply of rifles so they are forced to train raw recruits with wooden guns. That could be it, but I admit it would be odd. Maybe the Colombian efforts have curbed their supply of rifles so they are forced to train raw recruits with wooden guns.

]]> By: Churched http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/05/19/farc-rebel-training-rifles/#comment-2119 Churched Thu, 22 May 2008 06:49:12 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-2119 Perhaps they used them for safety reasons, it would be rather odd if that where the case but it could be possible. Perhaps they used them for safety reasons, it would be rather odd if that where the case but it could be possible.

]]> By: Caposkaw http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/05/19/farc-rebel-training-rifles/#comment-2110 Caposkaw Mon, 19 May 2008 13:05:17 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2173#comment-2110 no jokes! i remember that in a dublin's museum , in the section dedicated to The Easter Rising, i saw a toy stopper gun used for training.... no jokes!
i remember that in a dublin’s museum , in the section dedicated to The Easter Rising, i saw a toy stopper gun used for training….

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