Are they cops?
Are the ICE?
Are they cosplayers?
Source: https://redlib.northboot.xyz/r/LosAngeles/comments/1lfe5gb/ice_brandishing_silencers/
idk probably because he fucked your mom in Call of Duty last night?
How do we know some abductions aren't be carried out by white nationalists murdering the people they toss into vans?
I mean...isn't that what happens even if they actually are on the government payroll?
We don't.
ICE are just random racists they plucked off the street last week and gave a cardboard badge they don't have to carry. It wouldn't surprise me if the hiring stipulation was BYOG.
That throat needs to be slit from behind.
It's for murdering journalists.
Why do they need AR's in an urban domestic environment? It's part cosplay, part intimidation factor. At least that thug is practicing proper trigger discipline.
The AR-15 is a .22 caliber rifle designed by John Browning to sell in large quantities to governments. It's the rifle so simple that even the average US Marine can operate it. It's got all the stopping power you need for your next trip to the nearest middle school.
He doesn't need a long gun either. Or all the extra gear. He needs a bag of zip ties and a freaking badge. That's about it.
A decidedly non-anarchist take 🤣
He needs a new job.
he needs a [tool to end french monarchy]
Yeah, but we're a ruzzian asset country now, so it'd be more fitting if they were all shoved put windows.
Murder.
Why do they need masks.
because I suspect a large chunk of them are proud boys
If they're so proud why are they wearing masks?!
haha funny riposte, but we all know their real name should be the chickenshit racist gravy seal boys.... guess proud boys fits on a t-shirt easier.
So they can get away with whatever assault they want without getting doxed. Can't let their friends and family know they're one of the bad apples.
Tap for spoiler
They still don't know there's no good apples
gang members
These do not work the way they do in the movies. If he fired that rifle it would still be quite loud even with the suppressor on. But the difference it makes is that if he fires it indoors it won't blast out the ear drums of everyone in the room.
I'd say the more important thing to point out with this picture is that the reason why they're kitted out like this is that they want to discourage people confronting them as they're committing another atrocity in plain sight. They know that people will not stand powerless much longer as someone is being kidnapped before their eyes.
This is also why silencer bans are fucking stupid, all it does is changes it from "goodbye ear drum" to "well that was loud", I am generalizing somewhat but my point still stands. Unless we are talking about some obscure shit like the Welrod which is ridiculously silent because like most of the damned gun is silencer, it's more silencer than gun.
Great point. Silencers/suppressors are for the comfort of the person shooting the gun. Those are part of group combat in urban warfare. So they aren't impacting themselves or their brown shirt friends with muzzle blast while shooting people inside houses or other buildings.
Silencers aren't actually silent, they're still quite loud, it's nothing like in shows and movies
In real world usage, they're really only useful for reducing the decibels a bit for hearing protection reasons
Suppressor is a more apt term for them
Of all the disgusting shit ICE/the Gestapo is doing, honestly using a suppressor is of least concern to me
Personally, I think suppressor should be the least of illegal things about firearms.
The majority of the people I know with one have it so they don't bother their neighbors as much and they have a little extra buffer zone for their earpro.
I'd much rather it sound like my neighbor is using a large sledgehammer all day than gunshots.
The masks, lack of clear identification (not "I'm a cop" but actual identifying information), and what looks like 270 rounds of ammo waiting to go for a supposed ~~kidnapping~~ deportation are of FAR greater concern.
they're really only useful for reducing the decibels a bit for hearing protection reasons
Given that a couple decibel is a big range that can mean the difference between permanent damage and no damage at all, I'd call that pretty damn useful!
But yeah, you're otherwise absolutely right, of course 😁
Call 911
“There’s an armed man impersonating a police officer”
Remember, slugs can go through body armor. If any of these mfs are not identifying as police, have no badge or warrant, and are armed to the teeth....they could be any joe off the street.
Defend yourself and your home.
A 12 ga. slug probably won't, but these typically also weigh a full ounce and will be packing 2,300-3,000 FPE or so. Even if it doesn't penetrate, the presumptive target is likely to wind up flat on his ass and not in a position to get up in a hurry. Imagine getting hit by a dump truck that's about 3/4" in diameter.
Modern body soft body armor can usually be counted on to be designed around stopping pistol and maybe intermediate cartridges up to 5.56 or 7.62x39, so whatever big game chambering you have in your Fudd rifle is likely not to be too impressed by it. Just to throw some perspective out there.
It's possible some of these dweebs could be strutting around in level III or IV plates but this doesn't seem like a strong possibility. The chump in the picture certainly isn't.
I think these morons are putting on a big old show to make themselves look tough but they are absolutely not acting like they really expect any resistance.
Likely won't go through but it will break their ribs. Also... don't target center mass if they have a vest. If you can shoot.
This is the best suggestion. Any armed thug that tries to hide their identity is up to something. Kidnappings, mostly.
Nice Jackie O sunglasses ya got there, Skippy.
"I wanna wear a pair of dark sunglasses.."
So they can go in blasting and not hurt their ears. Mwap.
If you go blasting civilians you don't want to get tinnitus
They're terrorists.
Eh, that's the least of the problems with ICE. Silencers should be generally available without jumping through hoops.
If I'm getting shot at by ICE, I'd rather not get permanent hearing loss at the same time personally.
The police problem is that police are policed by the police. Cops are accountable only to other cops, which is no accountability at all.
99.9999% of police brutality, corruption, and misconduct is never investigated, never punished, never makes the news, so it's not on this page.
When cops are caught breaking the law, they're investigated by other cops. Details are kept quiet, the officers' names are withheld from public knowledge, and what info is eventually released is only what police choose to release — often nothing at all.
When police are fired — which is all too rare — they leave with 'law enforcement experience' and can easily find work in another police department nearby. It's called "Wandering Cops."
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Cops can and do get away with lawlessness, because cops protect other cops. If they don't, they aren't cops for long.
The legal doctrine of "qualified immunity" renders police officers invulnerable to lawsuits for almost anything they do. In practice, getting past 'qualified immunity' is so unlikely, it makes headlines when it happens.
All this is a path to a police state.
In a free society, police must always be under serious and skeptical public oversight, with non-cops and non-cronies in charge, issuing genuine punishment when warranted.
Police who break the law must be prosecuted like anyone else, promptly fired if guilty, and barred from ever working in law-enforcement again.
That's the solution.
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