Lithuania is copying the Swiss

[Suck My Glock]

https://twitter.com/Lithuanian_MoD/status/1506971184545607683

In order to strengthen Lithuania's national defense, from now on, members of professional military service, The National Defense Volunteer Forces and Lithuanian Riflemen's Union will be allowed to purchase and keep automatic rifles of the highest category in their homes.

That means an H&K G36 in every soldier's closet.

 

[samnev]

I like it. A G36 in my closet, I can only hope.

 

[That Guy]

Back when Lithuania was waiting to receive their M-14’s from Anniston (circa 1998) there was a lot of discussion in the country about issuing them to their SKAT (their version of a national guard-acronym/name for them was later changed) and these rifles would reside in the homes of the volunteers. Obviously this didn’t sit too well with some folks in their government-mostly the old former Communists. More nationalistic Lithuanians pointed out there was rather large historical precedent for SKAT soldiers keeping their weapons close at hand.

A lot of people know that the Germans invaded Poland in 1939 but few recall the Soviets ALSO invaded Poland AND the Baltic's as well under provisions in the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. In fact the date of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact is kind of a day of mourning in Lithuania. At the time the rifles for the Lithuanian reserve forces were kept in local arsenals scattered around the country. When the Red Army began their invasion Lithuanians were standing by to receive the announcement to mobilize and draw their weapons at the armories in order to fight the Soviets. But that order never came because the NKVD had bribed the commanding general to stand down. A lot of Lithuanians SKAT members therefore believed they should keep their rifle at home in order to prevent the same thing from reoccurring. The fact the Lithuanian government is authorizing this is kind of a big deal….especially in an EU country.
FYI: you might want to read this:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_war_in_the_Baltic_states

 

[Tenring]

No exactly like the Swiss:

https://www.csgv.org/the-truth-about-guns-in-switzerland/

 

[Bayoureject]

A chicken in every pot and a G36 in every closet.

 

[hairygreek]

The Commie Albanians used to keep their weapons at home as well... but they were (rightly?) paranoid about invasion from both USA and Soviets.

 

[Suck My Glock]

No exactly like the Swiss:

https://www.csgv.org/the-truth-about-guns-in-switzerland/

True, not exactly. But close enough to be of note. As THAT GUY stated,...for this to happen in hoplophobic Europe is a big deal.

 

[Suck My Glock]

FYI: you might want to read this:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_war_in_the_Baltic_states

You learn something new every day. I did not previously know they had been resisting the Reds that late after the war was supposedly over.

 

[Tenring]

No exactly like the Swiss:

https://www.csgv.org/the-truth-about-guns-in-switzerland/

True, not exactly. But close enough to be of note. As THAT GUY stated,...for this to happen in hoplophobic Europe is a big deal.

Agreed - thanks for posting up this thread.

 

[xerts1911]

 

[Crippledtrigger]

Rifle behind every blade of grass.

Stocks of javelins would be appropriate too.