Author Topic: Belgian gun ban (Read 720 times)

beet1e · « **on:** April 26, 2005, 08:55:42 AM »

I don't get it. A drunken Belgian spy tried to shoot a colleague, and the spy service reacted by disarming most of its field agents. WTF? It wasn't the gun's fault.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=LAMVOEFCOVWVFQFIQMGCM5OAVCBQUJVC?xml=/news/2005/04/26/wbelg26.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/04/26/ixnewstop.html&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=57752

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The battered reputation of Belgium's security forces took a new hit yesterday with the revelation that its internal spy service has disarmed almost all its field agents after one drunkenly tried to shoot a colleague in the head.

The civilian agents of the Sûreté de l'Etat, the equivalent of Britain's MI5, are already among the most powerless intelligence operatives in the Western world, with no right even to tap telephones.

Now, they have had their handguns confiscated on the orders of their general administrator, Koen Dassen, a Belgian newspaper reported. A working group has been established to work out who is armed and why, after Mr Dassen realised that controls were "worse than approximate".

Saar Vanderplaetsen, the chief spokesman for Laurette Onkelinx, the justice minister, confirmed that Sûreté agents had had to hand in their weapons, pending new rules and regulations.

Saintaw · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2005, 08:59:20 AM »

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battered reputation of Belgium's security forces

beet1e · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2005, 09:44:02 AM »

you Frenchies shouldn't laugh at the misfortune of the Belgians.

lazs2 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 27, 2005, 09:03:50 AM »

well... it is certainly the guys fault... We are very civilized here tho beet... for instance.... Violent criminals like yourself are banned from ever owning a firearm. I am sure you understand considering your views that only the special elite should have firearms rights.

lazs

beet1e · « **Reply #4 on:** April 27, 2005, 09:26:39 AM »

hey Lazs! Where have you been?

storch · « **Reply #5 on:** April 27, 2005, 10:37:16 AM »

hmmm armed northern frenchmen. this could be a serious cause for concern.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 27, 2005, 02:23:00 PM »

When guns are outlawed then the outlaws break bones?

lazs2 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 27, 2005, 03:47:45 PM »

this kinda "shoots holes" in the theory that only the government can be trusted with guns.

lazs

Shuckins · « **Reply #8 on:** April 27, 2005, 05:13:03 PM »

Of what use is a government that is afraid to arm itself?

beet1e · « **Reply #9 on:** April 27, 2005, 05:33:35 PM »

I think the real reason the weapons have been confiscated is so that the authorities can etch serial numbers on all the ammo.

Shuckins · « **Reply #10 on:** April 27, 2005, 06:42:18 PM »

Yeah Beet...but then they would have to investigate themselves, and we know that isn't going to happen.

lazs2 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 28, 2005, 09:50:43 AM »

I gotta admit... If anyone needs dissaming... It is the government.

lazs

Lazerus · « **Reply #12 on:** April 28, 2005, 10:47:55 AM »

Good News.

Here's a link to the bill.

Dago · « **Reply #13 on:** April 28, 2005, 11:01:43 PM »

Disarm Belgium, then we can attack.

dago

Saintaw · « **Reply #14 on:** April 29, 2005, 01:31:26 AM »

Heh Dago, I don't think it'd make much of a difference... but I doubt you'd find our king hiding in a foxhole!

Author Topic: Belgian gun ban (Read 720 times)

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