If your state/country voids all gun laws, what weapons would you get?

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[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (9 children)

A crossbow. Guns are for most parts illegal in my country, since i am no hunter or something like that. Crossbows are strictly regulated.

But since i got a workshop the first thing i'd have built in case of extended riots or in case the police loses control in my region is a set of crossbows.

I got some nice ideas in my head for building bolts for different applications which may or may not be of pure defensive nature.

[–]zyxzevn[S] 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (6 children)

But what if everything is legal?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I'd stick to the crossbow. Ammo is reusable, mechanics are quite simple, it is robust and silent. What more do you need ?

I don't expect to be attacked by an army. If anybody even finds my locations.

[–]zyxzevn[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

There is a great German channel with home made repeater crossbows..
He also has an auto-fire crossbow. :-)

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Seems quite sophisticated to me. And somewhat like too much off the shelf for my taste.

Mine would be "simpler", way uglier (that is a given) and heavier but with more stopping power and more interesting and longer bolts. To fire ropes or dew e.g. or even some other stuff in a worst case scenario. Also i prefer metal as a material since i'm into welding lately.

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    [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    No. But since i already had a slingshot and a bow i'm up to something new. Darryl never really used explosives, did he ?

    Key to innovation is combining concepts, imho.

    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    "Darryl never really used explosives, did he ?

    Key to innovation is combining concepts, imho." This made me laugh. Are you thinking long-distance dynamite?

    [–]Canbot 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    Do your ideas come mostly from Green Arrow comic books?

    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I only heard of him. I was never that into comics sadly. But in card games, pen and paper roleplaying and like "real" books in my youth and adolescence.

    Like i am till today.