«For some reason they take with them a machine gun from which sparks fly»
ISIS resources (recognized as a terrorist organization in the Russian Federation) published a video of the execution in Crocus, filmed by the militants themselves. In the frame you can see an AK-12 assault rifle of the latest modification from 2016-2020. At the same time, a carbine “Saigu«, which is available to almost everyone.
Photo: RF IC
Where does this come from? We spoke to a retired Special Forces officer with knowledge of the issue and where terrorists could obtain them.
There was also information that perhaps some of the weapons were cold, which were converted back into combat weapons.
At the same time, one of the barrels in the video “sends dragons”, that is, sparks splash in different directions, which indicates that that it was stored incorrectly and lay idle for a long time.
— Remember how in “The meeting place cannot be changed” Gruzdev said to Sharapov: “Why should I install a homemade non-standard cartridge if I have a box of branded ones?” — my interlocutor argues. “In light of current events, it is generally not difficult to get good machine guns in the border regions, as well as among ethnic criminal groups. For those who want to engage in hunting or sports, it can be difficult to obtain a permitted weapon. And getting illegal stuff is easier, cheaper and faster.
— That's it. Any type of weapon is easy to find if you have money. From the point of view of the perverted logic of the organizers, this is more reliable than using who knows what. And for some reason terrorists take weapons with them, from which sparks fly in different directions. Although it could be a hunting or service weapon, loaded with jacketed or armor-piercing cartridges.
About the modified AK-47… At first I thought that we were talking about «AK-74«, which was delivered to Cyprus in 1974 during the Turkish Cypriot armed conflict. By the way, following the example and likeness of the same «AK-74«The Saiga carbine was also created. «< /span>AK-74« was converted into a carbine that could be used to fire single shots rather than bursts.
It automatically reloaded after each shot, maintaining the Kalashnikov assault rifle mode.
< p>The main disadvantage of the Saiga is its low shooting accuracy, since the weapon was intended for mass production and not for hunting. In addition, it quickly wore out when used for hunting, unlike the military model, which was designed for long-term use.
Overall, a redesign of «AK-74«in Saiga does not make much sense, since you could simply use standard ammunition and weapons, without the need for any modifications. The Saiga can be modified to increase the magazine capacity from 10 to 30 rounds. But converting weapons to automatic fire mode is not being considered, since this is impractical. As well as turning a “cold” weapon back into a combat weapon by welding the barrels. This process is complex, labor-intensive, and requires tools and certain metalworking skills.
— Usually, before “event X,” militants themselves conduct reconnaissance on the ground, they themselves plan how everything will go, where to go. They also get weapons themselves, because how can you rely on a customer whom you may not even know by sight?
Judging by their behavior, these are not completely random people recruited on the Internet. They follow timing, they are a well-coordinated group that follows a specific plan. At least this is not the first time they have done this. But who was behind them, who completely developed the scenario for the terrorist attack, is still behind the scenes. And the fact that when detained the terrorists did not behave like supermen is quite understandable. It’s one thing to shoot unarmed people and another thing when you yourself are lying with your nose to the ground and at gunpoint.
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By the way, regarding how we monitor the circulation of illegal weapons. It is much easier for some law enforcement officers to tick off the nightmare of the same collectors of emasculated toy models (MMGs), which are classified as “products structurally similar to weapons” and are not capable of shooting.
In the same Krasnogorsk two years ago a disabled person of the first group due to a military injury, an officer with the status of a WWII veteran, an order bearer who moves in a wheelchair, was accused of allegedly converting a cold TT, which “contains parts of a rifled firearm, namely the barrel, bolt and frame of a pistol … suitable for use for its intended purpose.»
MK wrote about this story. They came to the hero’s home with searches, grabbed him on the street, opened a criminal case…
Then they fell behind, of course, because there is no corpus delicti in the hobby of collecting models. But how many lives would the same Krasnogorsk security forces possibly have saved if at that time they were looking for real dealers in illegal weapons?!
Once again, State Duma Deputy Speaker Vladislav Davankov, after the tragedy in Crocus City Hall, stated the need tighten control over the circulation of weapons.
“The first is the maximum tightening of control over the circulation of weapons. This is not just about this particular case, but about the arms market in general, including the black market…”
What kind of “Chinese warning” is this? By the way, foreigners in Russia can also buy weapons legally, but there is a different set of documents and they must take them out of the Russian Federation within ten days.
Literally a few days ago, after hooliganism with the shooting of a taxi driver in Lyubertsy, we We discussed with an expert whether control over the acquisition of weapons among migrants should be tightened.
“We need to change the procedure for obtaining it, make the procedure similar to obtaining a permit by Russian citizens, then there will be proper control over the circulation of weapons purchased by foreigners and there will be no need to introduce restrictions, which are then difficult to trace,” says lawyer Maria Arkhipova. — The point is that the procedure must necessarily contain not only the issuance of an application for the purchase of weapons by the embassy, as is done now, but also a medical examination by doctors — a psychiatrist, an ophthalmologist, an encephalogram, a certificate from the embassy about the absence of a criminal record in the homeland, the same The rules for storing weapons are the same for Russians. Because it is almost impossible to check whether even legally purchased weapons were taken out of the country within ten days, especially for foreigners who may change their place of residence. In this case, equalization of rights will help control the circulation of legal weapons, but combating their illegal acquisition should be done in completely different ways and measures.”
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