The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a bunch of good guys with heavy shoes.

syrynxx: One other article on the event said it was a "gas pistol" - like perhaps it shot tear gas pellets, not actual bullets?

I saw that too. I'm guessing the guy works with the Green Hornet.

Maybe it helps to chamber a round before you rush the stage...

wtf.

You ain't knocking him out.
You're pounding the piss out of him.

Typical libs/dems grabbing guns out of the hands of responsible gun owners.

I thought this was in the USA. I mean, they had him subdued but still continued to beat him...

/sarcasm off

At least they laid the boots into him. Look, if you can also smuggle two knives into the venue along with your small "gas pistol" you should make proper arrangements and use a real pistol.

/checks Bulgarian gun laws

Looks like Canada's. Perhaps he had no other weapon, it's possible. Yay for gun laws.

He hesitated. You never become famous if you hesitate.

Looks like human nature to me. Some guy comes in to kill your friend/boss/leader and you are going to want to kick his ass.

That gun looks like a pea shooter.

If everyone in the auditorium had a firearm they could have subdued the criminal.

Thanks, libs!

carnifex2005: That gun looks like a pea shooter.

Put one to your temple and fire it, please. Report back and let us know how weak it is.

TIA!

What puzzles me is that there is no one in Belguim worth an assassination.

Prisoner One: "Hey, what YOU in here for?"
Prisoner Two, boastfully: "I'm an assassin!"
Prisoner One: "From where?"
P2: "Belgium."
P1: "Where's that?"
P2: "Europe!"
P1. "Oh, well who did you kill?
P2 "&*%$!"
P1: "Never heard of him."

Giant Clown Shoe: Maybe it helps to chamber a round before you rush the stage...

wtf.

This, or a misfire.

carnifex2005: [i.imgur.com image 850x609]

That gun looks like a pea shooter.

It looked very poorly staged like a PR stunt to me... right up until a bunch of guys laid into the gunman with a bunch of very real, harmful kicks and punches. But maybe they weren't in on the act.

worlddan: What puzzles me is that there is no one in Belguim worth an assassination.

Are you kidding me? ANY Belgian is worth an assassination.

It looked very poorly staged like a PR stunt to me... right up until a bunch of guys laid into the gunman with a bunch of very real, harmful kicks and punches. But maybe they weren't in on the act.

I dunno, there's a definite *click* right at the point where he should have pulled the trigger, and he immediately tries to re-chamber. I'm betting misfire or forgot to chamber a round. Could have been a very different video otherwise.

doyner: worlddan: What puzzles me is that there is no one in Belguim worth an assassination.

Prisoner One: "Hey, what YOU in here for?"
Prisoner Two, boastfully: "I'm an assassin!"
Prisoner One: "From where?"
P2: "Belgium."
P1: "Where's that?"
P2: "Europe!"
P1. "Oh, well who did you kill?
P2 "&*%$!"
P1: "Never heard of him."

Bulgaria, dude.

Stupid Flanders doesn't know the difference.

A less fortunate politician:

I knew a Bulgarian guy, his teeth were rotting out of his head and you could smell his breath from 30 feet away. Don't know how but he brought a smoking little wife over here with him. She must have been trying to escape their would be assasins.

ciberido: worlddan: What puzzles me is that there is no one in Belguim worth an assassination.

Are you kidding me? ANY Belgian is worth an assassination.

I assassinated a whole stack of Belgians at IHOP the other night!

syrynxx: One other article on the event said it was a "gas pistol" - like perhaps it shot tear gas pellets, not actual bullets?

Gas guns are fatal at point blank range. Had the gun fired, he probably would have killed his target.

In other gun news, just 5 accidental shootings today at events celebrating "Gun Appreciation Day".
Link

thetheologian: He hesitated. You never become famous if you hesitate.

I may be imagining it, but there was a click that sounded like it could have been a misfire.

Looks like a set up. Some petty criminal shooting a political figure? I've seen a lot of movies about set ups, and that's what it looks like to me.

Must be the buttermilk

/obscure, very.

Misfire. Makh: Gun appreciation day in full swing I see.

Misfire. Apparently guns aren't appreciated that much in Bulgaria.

Gun used in the attack.

If you want to kill a public servant, I recommend you buy American.

Gormanoglu: Gun used in the attack.

If you want to kill a public servant, I recommend you buy American.

Really? Oswald used an Italian rifle.

fusillade762: Apparently they can cause serious injury if fired at close range.

FATAL if fired at the head at point blank range.

Had he guy fired, the assassination would probably have succeeded.

Total fail on keeping the guy subdued. Security needs better training.

...the old man and his umbrella...

Reminded me of this:

Is that a cultural thing? Not all the guys in suits were security. So do Bulgarians like fighting?

It appears that the politician at least tried to grab the weapon arm (did he?) and then did a judo roll away!

Am I the only one amazed by this?

RandomRandom: In other gun news, just 5 accidental shootings today at events celebrating "Gun Appreciation Day".
Link

Obviously Democratic plants sent there to stage the whole thing and discredit responsible gun owners, furthering Farbama's gun-grabbing agenda.

I'm going to guess that the firing pin had been filed down.

RandomRandom: In other gun news, just 5 accidental shootings today at events celebrating "Gun Appreciation Day".

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has everybody covered this looking like a misfire?

Who the hell wants to kill the Prime Minister of Malaria anyways? It's a pretty rad place. I really miss Sofia and my early 20s...

The guy looks amazingly shocked when nothing happens after he comes to a stop in front of his target. In fact, he either deliberately hesitates, or the gun doesn't fire.

Perhaps he forgot to take the safety off.

Or maybe the gun misfired and didn't shoot.

Or maybe whoever got him the gun got him a bad gun.

Whatever this was, it's not as simple as an assassination attempt. Assassins don't run up on stage with a short range pistol, and they certainly don't get disarmed by an old politician.

KangTheMad: RandomRandom: fusillade762: Apparently they can cause serious injury if fired at close range.

FATAL if fired at the head at point blank range.

Had he guy fired, the assassination would probably have succeeded.

He did, you could hear the click of the trigger being pulled if you up the volume, plus if you watch closely,you can see the pistol barrel jerk to the assassin's right as he yanks on the trigger. It was a misfire however.

//not a camera shutter, it was a single click
///what really got me was the old man and his umbrella

Horrifying, isn't this something that only happens in Hitchcock movies? Why on earth would you go on television and kill someone in plain view of everyone in your country? I guess he didn't intend on getting away.