That look when they both first realize there are hundreds of knives behind them… 
On a more serious note, the choreographers are FUCKING PHENOMENAL. The only other films I can recall having such excellent scenes are all named “Ip Man”
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Eh? That was the other car that stopped.
Yeah, that’s the other car. Notice the driver’s turning the steering wheel and moving himself to the right instinctively since he’s expecting the impact of John’s car from his left?
Only our SWAT team uses our BEAR.
Exactly for things like this or during search warrants for known violent offenders
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Oh shit you’re right! I saw his long hair and thought it was Wick when I saw it.
Apologies to the Wick editing team, it was my bad.
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Probably was his stunt man that they used in a minor role to cut costs lol.
The director used to be Keanu’s stuntman in the Matrix, so he can step in any time they need a Wick stuntman. The ultimate cost cutting measure.
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That’s what I assumed. There’s no need for others to have it
Mildly off topic but I don’t like this argument as a means to justify maintaining the status quo regarding firearm regulations, or lack thereof.
I’m unsure as to what the exact statistic is for rifle/assault rifle type weapons and homicide/suicide as opposed to edged weapons. If I’m not mistaken, handguns are culpable for the majority of firearm related casualties. If looking at the statistics for handguns, in 2019 6,368 individuals were murdered by handgun, unspecified firearms were used to enact 3281 homicides. Knives/cutting instruments were responsible for 1,476 homicides. Unspecified firearms can relate to rifles, shotguns, muzzleloading firearms (lol).
Homicides differ from “death” as suicides, accidental discharges etc factor into “gun death” statistics, for which the number was well over 15,000 in 2019.
Furthermore, even if the death statistics are/were higher for edged weapons. There is a distinct difference regarding a kitchen knife and an ar-15 or a pump action shotgun… stopping power. A person with a knife can stab someone to death, if in public they can be subdued by a crowd. Someone with an AR-15 can take out five people in one room.
There’s a reason the sandy hook shooter didn’t use a kitchen knife, there’s a reason Stephen Paddock didn’t use a bow and arrow to take out 61 people and directly injure 411 others. Guns are far more efficient tools than knives/edged when used to kill.
I don’t despise guns, I actually think they’re quite fun to shoot in a grounded, safe environment. I do however dislike the notion of some paranoid conspiracy nut collecting dozens of firearms, letting his kid sleep with loaded pistols and carrying weapons around like they’re toys. A large portion of my experience with firearms when I lived in America revolved around people like this.
Responsible gun ownership is possible, but background checks, mandating guns be locked away from children/adolescents, licensing/regulatory requirements ought to be the norm.
That’s also the reason they should be legal. Personally I side with the seppos on this - if I were a store owner in the middle of a riot, I’d want an AR-15 and not a kitchen knife or a handgun.
At the end of the day the whole gun control argument is moot in the US. There are so many guns already floating around (400m+) that even if you bring in sweeping gun control laws in every single state (which is pretty much impossible) there will always be guns available to those that want them. Even in Australia there is estimated to be 250k illegal firearms floating around, with some occasional very juicy finds (WW2 machine gun recovered from cache in Western Australia - Armament Research Services (ARES)).
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Its funny how none of these juicy illicit finds are used in violent crimes(considered a crime just to possess one though). Sometimes a collector is busted with a massive cache of auto weapons. The police are somehow able to show off, shooting all the possessors ammo in full auto for the news camera.
Australian gun laws are so fucking gay. Even permanently deactivated machine guns, and non shooting replicas can only be owned with a shooters license, and incredibly strict storage laws, that would be appropriate if they were actually shootable.
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ExCuSe Me!!! This isn’t politically correct, how dare you! The nerve on this young whippersnapper!
Depends on the state. In QLD/VIC you can own a fully functioning pre-1899 flintlock pistol/rifle/muzzleloading shotgun without a license.
Furthermore one can legally own a muzzleloading 6-shot revolver in QLD/VIC without a license, though in VIC I do believe the weapon needs to be registered with the police
I’m all for the gun laws in Aus aside from the police inspections (seems like a step too far) and retarded criteria of which can result in license disqualification. Being deemed unfit to own a firearm and having your firearms license taken away over a traffic offence is BS (i.e going 15km/hr over the speed limit).
Gun laws in Aus/Europe are fairly similar. I’d be more down for our laws to be akin to those present in Canada/New Zealand
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Its a strange rule, that I can’t say I fully understand. My impression was it was for firearms that had historical colonial significance, that weren’t able to be shot(???). (I know that modern made shootable copies don’t fall into this category, and need a license.)
Can you own them but not shoot them? I guess you would also need to have a license to buy black powder, in Australia.
In the USA you can be a convicted felon, and still own, buy and shoot blackpowder guns, as they are not legally considered firearms.
The firearms can be fully functional. The caveat is that ammo for said firearms is incredibly difficult to come by. One could theoretically create ammunition, but even then you’d probably need a permit/firearm license to procure black powder.
I’ve been to a market in Aus that was selling these antique rifles/pistols. Upon questioning those running the stall I was informed one didn’t require a license to purchase one, and that they were fully functional… the price tag put me off. They were beautiful and would make great ornaments.
You don’t need a license to shoot them per se, rather it’d be incredibly difficult to acquire the resources required to load and fire these firearms. If one was to join a muzzleloaders club (this is a thing) theoretically you could probably fire one of these weapons without a license. These are hypotheticals, I wouldn’t go down this route. Owning a firearm/being involved with anything firearm related in Australia can attract undue attention. Didn’t you get in trouble for collecting non functional parts?
I’m more than happy with merely shooting at the ranges if I feel like doing so.
I collected a whole bunch of stuff from different guns, there were no complete(or any where near complete, and no likelihood of being able to complete them without getting highly regulated receivers). 99% of stuff I had was legally able to be owned, by someone without a licence.
Fuck you can’t even own a kids toy cap gun or a spud gun anymore, in NSW. People are so dumb they can no longer tell the difference between a toy and a real firearm. I’ve seen this change in my lifetime. Its not about safety, its about control of the general population.
If you don’t mind me asking. Was the collecting for fun or was an ulterior motive present? Furthermore, was the criminal record incurred for the firearms related offence or for the few vials of testosterone found during the raid? Did you have to serve time, or were you let out on a good behaviour bond/house arrest?
It’s amusing to think the police would’ve wasted valuable time and resources over this, then again a very significant portion of police resources in NSW go towards enforcing cannabis related law… just as big a waste of time. To have a raid conducted on your premises over a few unlinked, unrelated, nonfunctional ‘mostly’ legal firearm parts is ludicrous. Did you have any fully assembled firearms? Ammunition? Anything of note or am I getting the full narrative here.
You can own a cap gun so long as the imitation firearm doesn’t appear hyper-realistic. Gel blasters have recently been banned in most states (airsoft alternative). I was surprised they made it to the market given the realistic/at times identical appearance to real firearms these toys had. Still, imposing a net ban was retarded, remarket/rebrand the items to look like nerf guns, problem solved. Its going to be difficult to enforce a ban on gel blasters given they’re openly sold and shipped across state lines through eBay. Granted I’ve never procured one of these and I have no interest in doing so. If I wanted to go paint-balling I’d do so legally.
Pneumatic Spud guns are illigal in Aus and most European countries.
There’s you’re problem; with all incessant the nanny state bullshit present in Australia, NSW is fucking KING of the nanny states… reeeaaalllly not a fan of Gladys “koala killer” Berejiklian.
This is a gel blaster for reference
If someone were to pull this on me at night I’d shit a brick.
Have you seen what Aus is doing to effectively decimate the supplement industry? We already have some of the worlds most stringent regulations regarding what can/cannot be sold as a supplement. By 2023 any supplement formulated in capsule/tablet form will effectively be deemed a controlled substance. Any supplement that claims to directly enhance performance/alter hormonal balance is to be regulated akin to anabolic steroids.
This followed analysis indicating a portion of supplements contained ingredients not labelled and/or contained banned ingredients. The TGA looked into this a while back and claimed there was insufficient evidence to take action. The straw that broke the camels back was when ONE PERSON died after an ingredient within a protein powder interacted with a medical condition said person was afflicted by.
Issues with making blanket bans over shoddy science
- derivitaves of ingredients can still account for “undisclosed ingredients”… creatine ethyl ester isn’t the same as creatine monohydrate, does it really matter?
- many supplements being sold of which contain “banned ingredients” aren’t hiding these ingredients at all. Quite a few stores (both online and in store) sold sarms OTC, there was one store I can think of that was recently shut down but was supposedly selling dimethazine, methylstenbolone and sarms OTC. Their online store had these items in stock, the online store was representative of what was available in store. I never went in to check it out as I’m not interested in substances of this caliber/level of toxicity. M-sten is seriously toxic shit
as opposed to banning a metric fuck ton of supplements, rather regulate and facilitate the manufacture/production as to ensure the purity and quality of ingredients used.
I believe the industry for quad bikes/ATV’s are also taking a beating after the federal government mandated all quad bikes sold within AUS need a “rolling bar” attached. A few companies simply said in response “nope, the market isn’t big enough” and pulled out.
Check your email buddy. Sent you the video.
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Yes.
Other than the Gendarmerie Nacional in France, there’s the Carabinieri in Italy, Guardia Civil in Spain, Guarda Nacional Republicana in Portugal, Koninklijke Marechaussee in Holland and I’m sure I’m missing a few.
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Worked with the Carabinieri in Vicenza. Really cool dudes but laaaaaaaaazy. Of course Italy is a completely different animal. Great experience