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K9F



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Maybe the SVX wouldn't start and there were no branches about to 'Give it a damn good thrashing' so they just decide to shoot it instead!

 If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!
Post #436255 7th Jul 2015 7:49am
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Angus_Beef



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Kitoper wrote:
DeeEss, Ox was delicious with a fantastic sauce, glad I was not standing behind the grill though. I was wearing a beige polo but believe I saw you and you wife - I recall the purple polo. If I remember correctly, you were standing a bit behind the younger policeman while the older one was taking close up pictures of the gun.


That was us. We were behind the old rover when that woman was checking out the gun. She asked her husband if anyone was around, he said "no", and she reached into the truck and pulled the trigger. Boom... then she played the victim. The police were called (it took them 35 minutes to arrive) and when she relayed this story to them they looked at her in confusion and asked, "why??" she didn't have an answer to why she would reach into someone else's automobile and discharge their weapon.

The bullet entered the C-pillar of the Hunter and entered the rear seat back from the side. It hit the seat frame, broke apart and changed course, shattering the far window. The SVX had glass pieces in the seats from the bullet exiting, but there was no visible damage found while I was there.
Post #436277 7th Jul 2015 9:28am
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ericvv



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DS, so how did it end?
Did the police say "we are so sorry for your wasted bullet" to the guy with the loaded gun in his open landy freely accessible to every John Doe (or in this case Jane Doe), or did it end in a different way?
I understand Swiss law does not allow you to drive around with loaded trigger ready military weapons mounted in your car, and potential legal actions can be quite severe for such offense....
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw
Post #436297 7th Jul 2015 11:07am
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Angus_Beef



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No idea how it ended; we left about 3 (as soon as we could get the truck out of the line). The guy with the loaded rifle on display was a soldier which m.ay or may not have anything to do with anything
Post #436303 7th Jul 2015 11:26am
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Kitoper



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DeeEss,
Glad that you and your wife, or anyone else for that matter were not on the other side of the Hunter strolling or admiring one or the other vehicles when the lady decided to pull the trigger.

As Eric states, carrying a loaded gun in a car is illegal. Art 28 LArm states specifically that "during transport of arms, arms and munitions must be separated." it also states that in conserving an arm, it should not be accessible to third parties."

As a hunter myself and in addition having told my son that very morning, who wanted to get a closer look, not to go near the gun, I am sensitive to the fact that both parties, acted irresponsibly. Putting your finger on the trigger of a gun, only happens when you are ready to shoot and you have a clearly defined target. Placing a loaded gun in a publicly accessible place is beyond comprehension.
Post #436305 7th Jul 2015 11:33am
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Angus_Beef



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Agreed on all accounts. Just glad it didnt happen when the lot was full of people!
Post #436307 7th Jul 2015 11:45am
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ericvv



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Found a first youtube movie about the event. This one here is only about the off-road capabilities demonstration. Good luck with the Schweizer Deutsch which is spoken here. Shocked Laughing
If movies about other event sections will still appear, will add.
Eric
 You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw
Post #436561 8th Jul 2015 4:42pm
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YOLO110



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Is it my imagination, but that Puma seems to have a great (small) turning circle! YOLO... You Only Live Once...
Post #436629 8th Jul 2015 10:39pm
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ericvv



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For those who want to see more pictures of this great event, they are all on the website www.defender.ch now

The site is in German or French language only, but just click on the black square which reads Farewell Party 4. July 2915 Impressionen, and then you have three more tabs with 1. a picture of each of the Landies taken upon arrival to the event, 2. general pictures of the event, 3. aereal pictures of the 240 Landies making up the Union Flag and the Swiss Flag.

Apparently totally 650 Landies, Series 1 through current Defenders, were present, and 2000 participants in total.

With this dedicated website www.defender.ch the Landy gets immortalized forever, printed in stone.
Well done Emil Frey Thumbs Up Thumbs Up

Eric

Here is our event arrival picture downloaded from www.defender.ch


Click image to enlarge You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw
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VeeTee



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Aha Eric, that is good news, will they keep building the Defender for another nine centuries? Thumbs Up Rolling with laughter

ericvv wrote:
... which reads Farewell Party 4. July 2915 Impressionen, and ...
 Cheers, Vincent
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NMBRPL8



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That is a tremendous link
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ericvv



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VeeTee wrote:
Aha Eric, that is good news, will they keep building the Defender for another nine centuries? Thumbs Up Rolling with laughter

ericvv wrote:
... which reads Farewell Party 4. July 2915 Impressionen, and ...


Hope springs eternal. Laughing You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw
Post #436944 10th Jul 2015 4:19pm
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stanley



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Thank you so much for posting photos and videos
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ericvv



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For those interested, here is the official video of the event.
 You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw
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YOLO110



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Great stuff! You guys really do know how to do things properly! Cool YOLO... You Only Live Once...
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