The SIG-550 didn't look right either, no matter in which configuration. In fact the whole front part of the rifle just looks bizarre and I can't make head or tail of it. It's mostly due to the low-res picture, so I went for the CZ since it looked the least awkward and it's well, a Czech firearm.
Yeah, my first thought was the classic green but Swiss Arms is owned by Sig now. But the picture isn't detailed enough, it could well be an AR-15 without an A2 front sight and an aftermarket stock that has that euroish angle on it.
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I have to reluctantly agree when it comes to wilderness defense
in Canada, but not in Europe. I'm myself a bit of of a gun nut, quite passionate about firearms, and had military service so I know how to use one, but I've never felt the need to acquire one as a civilian. Anything that can kill a human being, or a living creature for that matter, should be kept off the hands of the ones who aren't part the institutions that have the monopoly on violence.
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Fair enough. It's definitely less of a need in the UK and lots of Europe. Over here it's difficult to have one rule for some and not others but we have a very strong system of controls in place and carrying firearms in public isn't normalized.
Personally, I enjoy target shooting and almost all of my guns are heavily controlled (kept trigger locked in a safe at home, transported trigger locked in a locked container only between home and the shooting range and only discharged at a range as well).