The Firearm Blog » Olympics http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog Firearms not Politics Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:13:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Tibetan monks “hording” arms says Chinese http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/04/17/tibetan-monks-hording-arms-says-chinese/ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/04/17/tibetan-monks-hording-arms-says-chinese/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:35:30 +0000 Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2093 The Chinese reported that Tibetan monks have been hoarding vast quantities of arms …

“In the past two days, local police found three rifles, 571 bullets, 10kg of dynamite, five detonators and 38 satellite receivers in 11 key monasteries in Jone and Xiahe counties, and Hezuo City in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,” Xinhua reported.

I would not call 571 rounds a “cache” and for all we know they could be .22LR or guns kept from any of the past centuries wars. Satellite receivers probably means GPS devices.

I think the majority of the readers of this blog have more arms in their safe than all monks in China.

Citizens are not allowed to own firearms in China. Foreigners will be allowed to bring in their firearms in for the Olympics.

More at BBC

]]> http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/04/17/tibetan-monks-hording-arms-says-chinese/feed/ 5 The Weapons and Tactics keeping the Olympics safe http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/01/the-weapons-and-tactics-keeping-the-olympics-safe/ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/01/the-weapons-and-tactics-keeping-the-olympics-safe/#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:22:46 +0000 Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/01/the-weapons-and-tactics-keeping-the-olympics-safe/ Snow Wolf Commando Unit (Beijing Special Police) are premier Chinese SWAT unit and will be the behind the scenes at the Olympics.

Zusr9Gpwmfnuw J3Xidaeuk8Dv
The QBZ-95 rifle

Picture 19-6
Type 79 SMG (7.62×25mm)

If is interesting to see the Type 79. Gun.ru:

Type 79 submachine gun is rather unusual for its class as it is very lightweight and uses locked breech, gas operated action instead of more traditional (for SMG) blowback action. This weapon was (and probably still is) widely used by PAP (Chinese police).

200662015373460785 tm The Weapons and Tactics keeping the Olympics safe photo

11R6123235Z13Q49-1
If the SAS can do it …

No doubt these guys will be quelling the protests against Chinese policy that could break out.

A lot more photos here.

]]> http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/01/the-weapons-and-tactics-keeping-the-olympics-safe/feed/ 1