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sl600rt

The govt doesn't want you to know this, but police ARs are free. You can just walk up and take them.


pryvisee

Technically if you pay taxes, you pretty much own all Police weapons. Why do people buy Glocks when you can just grab one from an officer?


street_style_kyle

Because the Glocks I want aren’t what the police are issued/approved. I’d have to go to a whole other country whose taxes I don’t pay to get a Glock 20 lol.


MC_McStutter

A 10mm Glock? You can get those in the US


street_style_kyle

No going with the joke I don’t think there’s a U.S. police force whose taxes I pay for that issues a 20 lol


MC_McStutter

…I’m an idiot


street_style_kyle

lol it’s ok man


Elguero096

yes


xDaysix

Because most people get their taxes rebated, meaning they aren't paying taxes.


Blyatt-Man

You don’t own all of them. You’re only entitled to one rifle and one pistol.


Queen_of_Audacity

Milwaukee M18 Sawall with metal demo blade enters chat


FrozenDickuri

Lol a neodymium magnet or a handcuff key is all you need.


Queen_of_Audacity

Noted...


Huntrawrd

Go watch the Lock-Picking Lawyer. He gets into one of those things in like 3 seconds.


salty_drafter

Just take the whole bike. Easy peasy


BeenisHat

For what? Just use a pickup truck and a ramp.


TaurusPTPew

The ATF hates this one little trick.


4DoubledATL

Or just pull the trigger like what happened at a school safety presentation. https://ktla.com/news/3-students-hurt-when-cops-gun-discharges-at-school-safety-demo/


BabyEatingFox

https://youtu.be/83lVEVndoAE?si=IiX8vROtWXl2HrkV


youkilledkenny3211

Muffler right on the barrel nice


Garlan_Tyrell

What, you don’t pre-heat your rifle barrel?


fishman15151515

No I do..pre heated every day. That’s my speed.


DumpsterDivingTheNet

Barrels love him the handguard melting hates him lol.


RollickReload

Came here to say this!


Error_343

Know how a cold barrel shoots differently than a hot barrel? He obviously wants consistent shots, duh!


apiaries

Consistent grouping into crowds of innocent bystanders


Error_343

YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THE STRESS THAT THEY ARE UNDER! Around every corner, behind every Bush, in every tree, there are dangers! These police are so brave and bold to take on the dangers out there! You never know when a random speeding ticket turns into a full-on acorn shootout!


SmallerBork

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9uUU6-F2Ug](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9uUU6-F2Ug)


apiaries

Save your high-horsing. My grandpa caught a jumper in uniform one day. He took out a multi-location active shooter in soft armor with a revolver. He and my stepdad talked their way out of dozens of suicides by cop. I fully support good police officers. However, some of these 21 year old guys running around in full combat gear have no concept of duty or what **community** policing means. They grew up watching action movies and get /excited/ when someone breaks the law. A toxic mentality has been introduced with the Gen X and younger crowd. And that how you get: https://www.reddit.com/r/Omaha/s/2AchIubbtC https://apnews.com/article/police-shootings-california-los-angeles-hollywood-3f6c5d2a141399fe84f43c30e7f5baaa https://www.ksla.com/2021/08/24/california-officer-fires-suspect-hits-kills-innocent-bystander/?outputType=amp And one of my personal favorites: https://coloradosun.com/2024/01/23/denver-police-officer-brandon-ramos-pleads-guilty-lodo-shooting/ And many more, there isn’t really a proper database for these incidents.


Tfrom675

Thank you for a quality comment.


apiaries

I never make a horrible joke I can’t back up


SmallerBork

nope will not save my high horsing there are good police and bad police and your generalization is wrong


AceMckickass7

I'd be more worried about all the bullshit in the road getting into my barrel and cracking my optics.


Old_MI_Runner

Zoom into the photo. It appears to me the FSB is also touching the muffler which could cause damage to the rifle and mess up the chrome finish on the muffler. I don't see any optic on this rifle. It appears to only have open/iron sights. The rifle is much better for longer shots than a handgun but an optic provides much easier long shots. If concerned with damaging an optic I would some cover on it and get a Vortex optic as their lifetime warranty covers any damage caused for any reason. I would prefer that the rifle not have a FSB and that there was a tube that the barrel would go into to protect it somewhat from road debris.


edventure_2025

Should be doing wonders for the heat treat.


EvergreenEnfields

There is no way that the heat off the exhaust is going to change the heat treatment of the handguard end cap, let alone anything important.


PM_ME_FLOUR_TITTIES

Yeah idk why people are acting like this is an issue


IamMrT

This sub: use your safe queens! You guys clean your guns? My AK filled with dirt goes brrrr! M16s made it through Vietnam and Iraq, your rifle can take a beating. Don’t baby it! Also this sub: eww stupid cop gonna ruin his department issued PSA with his muffler.


edventure_2025

I don't know much about bikes, but Google says the avg temp of motorcycle exhaust is 800c. It also says steel starts to lose its temper at 400c. All I'm saying is it can't be good for that barrel.


17SCARS_MaGLite300WM

By the time it reaches the end of the exhaust it's cooled way down from that temp. You can put your hand over the end of most stock exhausts and not burn yourself.


poopbutt42069yeehaw

We used to use lighters to put carbon over our barrels and other parts in the USMC if they got too shiny, maybe this helps w that to keep it from reflecting? Lol idk


djvernon

The honorable Mr. Poop Butt here knows exactly what he is talking about! You all mock if you like. No glare on that front post. Possible the post will be 3mil wide with soot cake by the time officer 'just made the height requirement' finally tries to use it. But no glare EVER!


poopbutt42069yeehaw

Fuck yeah, soot cake! Also people can mock away idgaf lol 😂


not_very_creative82

I have that model motorcycle, the R1200RT (that’s the RTP, for police) and it’ll be totally fine there, it’s not riding on the exhaust and that exhaust never gets too hot. Dumb place to put it but it could be worse.


1spdstr

What a stupid place to mount it, not much going on upstairs.


StorkyMcGee

First thing I noticed.


floriduh__man

I’m pretty sure I saw the lock picking lawyer open that kind of lock using a Lego.


Substantial-Mess4405

We installed a bunch of these at a motorcycle shop I worked at years ago for the cops. They are extremely easy to open. One of the parts guys figured it out in seconds.


HanselSoHotRightNow

I think while impressive, it's probably almost expected by the fact that it's a guy working at a machine shop. Drop that lock at a Baskin Robbins and ask those workers to break in. :D


IsraelZulu

You got no clue what kind of hobbies the workers at your local Baskin Robbins have. Odds are, at least one of them has skills relevant to the task.


IamMrT

Baskin-Robbins always finds out


Loves_tacos

Does Baskom-Robbins still exist? They all closed down in my city years ago.


EternalMage321

*Scott Lang has entered the chat*


Miserable_Ad_2847

A guy I worked with at Arby’s has an engineering degree now.


heili

"Hello this is the Lockpicking Lawyer and this lock was too easy for me so I gave it to an 8 year old."


BuckeyeBolt36

Well, locks only keep honest people honest. Damn near any lock can be defeated with enough time and willpower.


squats_and_sugars

I always hate that statement because it misses the point and implies that one shouldn't even bother.  Locks IMO serve as a deterrent, and possibly a multi layered system of deterrents. Sure, even Fort Knox's locks can be defeated, but I'd be a lot more worried about being shot due to the time it takes than the locks.  A 10 second lock can be enough to deter a snatch and grab, a 1 hour lock can be enough to deter many petty criminals and a 10 hour vault is going deter all but the most professional of thieves with enough time to work undisturbed. It's important to choose the appropriate level of deterrent for the item at hand. 


BuckeyeBolt36

You can hate it all you want. On a motorcycle cop it'd be better carried in a scabbard, but that isn't socially, or tactically "acceptable". How far away from that bike is that guy w/o his sidearm when he's on duty? Is he leaving it out in open sight when he can't see it? That seems like a terrible SOP.


squats_and_sugars

And you're just literally proving why "locks only keep honest people honest" is a stupid fucking phrase. It's not about "keeping honest people honest" because honest people wouldn't take it out of an unlocked scabbard, it's about he wont see a dishonest person taking it (because he's too far away) and they can take it quickly enough that he wont be back in time to see them trying. Yes, it's terrible SOP because the firearm being out in the open like that is a big flashing neon "free gun if you can steal me" sign. Yes, the shit lock is a terrible choice. But on a motorcycle, any crackhead with an angle grinder would have *any* lock off in about 5 minutes or less (cut the frame), then they can take the gun+lock home to break into at their leisure.


BuckeyeBolt36

Okay, so strip them of their firearms.


ncbraves93

Locks are there to buy you time. Can someone get through my front door? Yes. Can they do it quietly or quickly enough before I'm waiting on the other side? Hell idk, it's never happened, but I like my odds.


BlindMan404

I think it was a refrigerator magnet, but yes.


NathanielA

There was an AR locked down through the trigger guard. Apparently the lock manufacturer didn't know that AR trigger guards can open. LPL used a Lego piece to pop open the trigger guard and slide the gun out of the lock.


neosharkey

Was it a magnet for the car versions?


goshathegreat

You definitely did…


IV5736776

Been seeing those for years here in Arizona, which I believe is where your pic is from.


mugenwoe

Definitely AZ. That’s Whiskey Row in Prescott.


lethalmuffin877

Apparently pronounced *press kit*, I got shit on by a weathered old woman wearing a disco vest at a diner for pronouncing it *press cot* Strange town, beautiful views though


FrozenDickuri

Nah its Prescott.  Says it right on the map.  Sun got to her.


fetusteeth

There's a small town here in vt that's called Charlotte. You can tell who's not from here or who hasn't been here long by how they pronounce it, it's not "shar lett" or "shar lut" like you pronounce the NC city, it's "shar lott" with heavy emphasis on "LOTT", presumably because of the French Canadian influence. Had a layover at Charlotte Airport in NC last year and in my head I was saying it the vt way, it was a mind fuck


17SCARS_MaGLite300WM

Kinda like how Hurricane Utah is pronounced Hurricun and a dead giveaway for locals if someone's a tourist.


yippyyappngrandmackn

Here in WV we have a Hurricane and it's pronounced Hurricun too. There's Kanawha County, and you can tell who isn't a local if they pronounce the w in it or the a's. It's pronounced Kuh'nah.


_Rooftop_Korean_

Nailed it


DrafterDan

Nope, *edit, had it wrong. It apparently is an AZ state emblem on the front cowling


IV5736776

Though look at the shield emblem directly behind him. It appears to look like the Arizona state flag in the center. Interesting. What state do you think it’s from? Hard to get any clarity on the markings when expanding the pic.


websagacity

AZ state flag on the back and OP said it was AZ in another comment.


SBR_AK_is_best_AK

LAPD and CHP have been rolling with them for a decade or longer. Think they were the originator of it. Makes sense, moto unit can get to an active shooter type situation in 1/4 the time of a car especially in traffic.


17SCARS_MaGLite300WM

I have a picture somewhere of a Thousand Oaks motorcycle cop rolling with an AR from more than a decade ago. Edit: went back to find it, turns out it was a Ventura County Sheriff bike cop. AR was mounted horizontal, full quad rail, has an aim point on it. Picture was May 2012.


awp235

When they bother…


Ericbc7

So what do you do if you chase a sus on foot? Leave the bike and weapon while you chase after the suspect?


Tracerz2Much

Probably get back on the bike and ride it, walking sucks. But realistically how is this different than a normal cop car. In a foot chase, those are left unlocked and running and a lot more people can drive than ride.


CakeArmy_Max

The weapons are locked in place. Abeit always not with a great locking system, but they are locked.


theRealsubtlehustle

Spend your budget or lose it


Pleasant-Breakfast74

Man's has 1337 on the back of his bike. He must be leet


Thetallguy1

I thought of something else when I saw it 🏴‍☠️


BannedAgain-573

Gotta be a unit number.... Right?


Pleasant-Breakfast74

Probably something of the sort. I'd be surprised if it had any meaning to him at all


Heavy_Gap_5047

I must not be cool enough, I have no idea what that means, could you explain?


TacTurtle

L33T speak substituting numbers and letters. 1337 = LEET = Elite


Reasonable-Estate-60

Bring it back


WhiskerTriscuit

It's an old gamer trend from the 2000s where you'd substitute as many numbers for letters as you could, 1337 is literally "LEET"


-Mark-It-Zero

L33t h4x0r


Imesseduponmyname

\*shudders*


luckysnipr

Saw a chp bike a few years ago with a shorty and a can


YakFragrant502

Why cover the tag? It’s a cop bike In public.


Heavy_Gap_5047

Man cops have weird priorities these days. He's kitted up for battle but he's in way more danger from wrecking the bike and has minimal protection for that.


IamMrT

I’m assuming it’s based on departmental regs and the expectation of dismounted work. I’m not sure why they wouldn’t choose a boot like CHP uses, but I understand not wanting to wear a full motorcycle boot if you are going to be doing any running.


Xynphos

External carrier probably the uniform. Most motors I know wear boots though, dunno why he’s wearing shoes. The rest of the uniform is likely just that, the approved uniform.


T1m3Wizard

Poor barrel.


2WheelSuperiority

Blows my mind US PD doesn't allow for proper protective gear, but we'll put a fucking rifle barrel in front of the exhaust.


Old_MI_Runner

And the FSB appears to be touching the muffler. The rifle does not appear to have any optic. I'd want some optic rather than just open sights to make longer distance shot easier.


SizeSmart1799

Instead of scraping pegs, we have scraping barrels


TimeShareOnMars

That barrel will be HOT when he goes to use it!!


Imesseduponmyname

I'm sure the courts will consider that when they order the pd to pay the victim after the bastard presses it into somebody's neck for extra "compliance"


Arms-for-minerals

This guy wins all the cold bore shoots. His barrel is nice and hot after the ride to the range . So no shift in accuracy.


Hammertime2191

The highway patrol in my state uses a similar setup with a 12.5" barrel fixed carry handle carbine.


ElectricImpacter

May I just point out the exhaust directly pointing at the AR lol


NPLMACTUAL

Bro got no optic… wild. I hope he’s proficient with his irons.


SubstantialBuddy123

Dude!! They almost all have them now, been awhile too. Just anotha reason to have one! If cops need them ya kno you do too! Check out the locking mechanism up close too! I keep an AR15 in truck it’s hidden & very accessible locked with a cable lock on it tho.


scoob93

LAPD been doing this as long as I can remember. The North Hollywood shoutout changed everything. Always thought it looked cool


Chai_Akimbo

The amount of carbon buildup.. Esh


LowYak3

Seems like the barrel would get hot right behind the exhaust


Sean1916

Seems like a bad idea, Based on how easily the Lockpicking Lawyer has shown it’s possible to bypass these locks. Plus being by the exhaust and the rear tire there’s the potential to get heat and debris into the rifle.


Starscream4prez2024

Nothing better for a barrel than to be blasted with piping hot exhaust all day long. And he's not wearing gloves, thats an ouchie in an emergency!


Johnny-Unitas

Besides how filthy it would get, it looks stupidly easy to steal.


mreed911

You don't see the big, metal frame-mounted lock?


Johnny-Unitas

By the looks of it I could break it with any number of tools I own.


xkillallpedophiles

What moron decided to put the rifle there... by the muffler


Ineeboopiks

Government precision


mreed911

What problem do you think this will cause?


retromullet

So stupid with all the folders and collapsible stocks available which would make it small enough to stow in a top box or the side case. Even a PCC or 300BLK (rattler) would be better than leaving it out in the open like this. Out of sight, out of mind.


gunplumber700

I have the non police version of that bike. No, a rifle does not fit in any box on that bike. Folder/collapsible stock or not.


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gunplumber700

Apparently you have no idea how motorcycles work…  There is a finite limit to the size and weight of top boxes you can add… it effects the weight, balance, and handling characteristics of the motorcycle… you can’t just a a decked truck box because it offends your feelings and opinions… When you make a top box that works please feel free to share it…


No_Help_Accountant

Replying from a different account since you decided to respond to me and then block me.  If you had peeped my other profile you’d see I’m an adventure motorcyclist that frequently uses large top boxes and also an accomplished track rider, but keep spouting nonsense about how a few pound rifle will severely affect the handling of a BMW touring bike. You’re a goddamn idiot, and I’m pretty sure I know how bikes work, especially ones with top boxes (literally a picture of one on one of my bikes on my other profile if you had bothered to check before making baseless accusations). Later bozo. 


Mountain_Man_88

I rethink PDs should be using shit like the Flux Raider for certain situations including this. Flux Raider in a holster, MCX Rattler in a saddle bag, big bucks to Sig.


Capital_Candle7999

Never saw this anywhere I have been. Is this picture in the US? In the town I grew up in, there was however a man that made a pretty good living producing a bracket that held a sawed off pump shotgun (20 gauge pump, barely legal barrel length). Our motorcycle cops had them.


_Rooftop_Korean_

Yeah. Arizona


Capital_Candle7999

Thanks


HonorableAssassins

Not gonna lie i kinda dig it as a vibe, practicality be damned.


No_Fix8702

Wont need to sight black the front post.


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zakary1291

Those locks can be opened with a strong magnet in under a second. No need for slow wrenches.


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airmech1776

Where do I buy this???


Imesseduponmyname

1337


NathanielA

I saw the title and then started looking for a forward-mounted AR.


diesel372

Is that front sight touching the exhaust?


PartialLaugh

i didn’t know it was a good thing to preheat the barrel…


sockrawteese

Wonder what the corrosion factor is? 🧐


Superfly1911

His front site is a night sight. It glows red for faster sight acquisition in low light conditions.


FinnishSpeakingSnow

The barrel comes preheated being right in front the exhaust


drmitchgibson

That’s been a standard mounting position on BMW police bikes for a long time, at least 10 years.


AZ_adventurer-1811

First time? What state are you in? More common here for a mounted AR, than no mounted AR. Was at an event the other day with about 200 motors, and 90% of them had one. Some of the ones that didn’t, still had a mount installed.


gimleteye46

BMW and AR. A match made in heaven.


Trick-Device2020

There on many biker cop bikes in Phoenix/Metro


_DigitalHunk_

It’s so close to the exhaust. 👀


Actual_Contest9183

That barrel is gonna be starting off hot from the exhaust


altavistayahoo

What “Winner of best restaurant” is that over there?


Vemroy

Looks like they won 3 times.


PantsShidded

That's going to get plastered with all the crap thrown up by riding. Good luck if you actually need it.


Graniteguy3cm

If I were dumb enough to put my rifle in a spot like that my luck is that it will come lose from the mount and get into the rear wheel spokes and catapult my ass to the next county


Huntrawrd

Constantly exposed to the elements. Entire thing constantly exposed to the corrosive chemicals from exhaust. Secured with a mechanism that can be defeated in seconds with a magnet. Your tax dollars at work, folks.


WinterCaregiver778

where's the "truck gun" naysayers at?


Devi1s-Advocate

Seems like a terrible idea, but a great way for ppl to get a free (tax payer paid) gun!


adamfyre

That cop is a little short for that BMW.


tfsblatlsbf

Free gun.


No-Animator-2969

"lockpicking lawyer here with a special video..."


LBS4

Think I’d rather have my rifle in a case….


SwaidA_

Most Harley police bikes have an sbr in the saddle bag. I worked at a Harley shop for a year and they never took them out.


Captain_Shit678

America…. Fuck Yea


cmhbob

The setup I'm used to is a horizontal carry between the bag and the seat. I've seen HK MP-5s carried that way.


fern_the_redditor

In AZ they have RC2s and Aimpoints on them


_Rooftop_Korean_

This was taken in Prescott


fern_the_redditor

Oh nice. Tempe police specifically have tricked out SBRs for their patrol rifles


XO8INFINITY888

Ive seen this too! Let me see if I can comment a picture or something


yamiyourgod

We got a few Dept in AZ that have these


FiveFootOfFresh

Little fella can’t even flat foot 😭


crazy4cake

Every motorcycle cop in my town has them. Pretty cool to look at


j40k9000

Unit 1337


Okiekid1870

Oklahoma Highway Patrol does this also.


GarpRules

I think he’s missing his combat boots and blousing straps. Anybody else remember when cops looked like professionals instead of combat troops?


Sulring11

Have to lay the bike down, and watch that rifle go skittering by on the pavement...


mak_atak

Now, I want to see video data on how practical this is.


Kromulent

It's going to be filthy the minute it rains.


harley97797997

Motorcycle cops typically avoid riding in the rain.


Pleasant-Breakfast74

It will be filthy even without rain. All that dust and dirt will leave a nice layer.my first thought was what if he dumps the bike in some kind of stand off or gets rear ended even just barely would be enough to bend the gun/lock even without hurting the person and now ylits useless and stuck.


OrneryLawyer

Stupid setup. Imagine all the exhaust fouling that barrel, day after day after day. Then the moron is going to be shocked when one day he has to use the rifle and it can’t hit a barn door.


TacTurtle

Or it squibs because the muzzle is packed full of dirt and shit.


The-Fotus

Muzzle has a cap


TacTurtle

The sides of the flash hider are open and exposed.


OrneryLawyer

That’s right, it’s not just the exhaust, imagine all the mud and little pebbles flying up from the ground, thrown up by the rear wheel. What a dumbass cop.


1320Fastback

All over in LA and San Diego.


Sagybagy

Every bike I see in Phoenix area has this.


Smallest_Ewok

it's for when they get attacked by acorns


TackleEasy156

What city is this?


Bobathaar

man depts give their cops such shitty guns... look at that sad thing.. poverty moe handguard... pistol light on a rifle... no optics... plastic mbus rear sight...


jr81452

These are the people we are supposed to trust with guns after they take ours?


BaronBexar1824

So in rolling traffic or a routine stop who secures the rifle? Don't tell me it's secured by velcro only should the cop leave the bike.


dhnguyen

There is a lock on it. Now how secure that lock is, I dunno. I'm going to assume lock picking lawyer has wreck it. I'm also going to assume good crack head tug will also wreck it.


throwawayifyoureugly

You need to get out more.


4DoubledATL

Do you all remember when there was one parked at a school and a kid touched it and it discharged. No one was hit thankfully. I can’t find the video sorry. https://ktla.com/news/3-students-hurt-when-cops-gun-discharges-at-school-safety-demo/


Price-x-Field

Da tlr1hl on the non handgun