Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Inside the home of crazed Belgian killer who launched grenade attack on Christmas market [View all]Euromutt
(6,506 posts)The Soviet answer to the M72: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPG-18
Note in particular the large decal with operating instructions.
An interesting point there is that both the M72 and the RPG-18 are at best obsolescent, having been replaced by the [link:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT4|AT4] and the [link:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPG-22|RPG-22], respectively, from the mid-1980s onwards. Which means that if either or both LAWs are loaded, they probably came out of reserve stocks rather than active stocks, which would make them a bit easier to steal.
The Daily Fail lives up to its nickname once again, though, with the reference to a "hunting rifle" in the photo. You don't even have to know much about firearms to notice the lack of metal parts, such as a trigger, trigger guard, barrel or even the sling swivel on the butt. In short, it's a stripped stock.
The paper does seem to have corrected an earlier error, in the excerpt one-eyed fat man posted, referring to "healing and sexual offenses." In case you're wondering what a "healing offense" is, the Dutch/Flemish word heling means "fencing" as in trafficking stolen goods, and I suspect there was a mistranslation.