French police train for on-bike combat
A moving bike probably isn’t the ideal platform from which to unload a clip on a perp, but for the elite motorcycle squad tasked with protecting President Sarkozy’s motorcade, it might be a necessary one. One look at the accuracy with which they’re able to deliver handgun rounds to head-shaped targets while on the move should be enough to dissuade any potential assassins. Can Secret Service agents even ride motorcycles?
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This isn't exactly news; in Colombia we've done this years and years ago, in Suzuki Freewinds, GS500 and DR650 owned by the police and the army... and not exactly with pistols...
Maybe so Leonardo, but they aren't wearing Dior.
The police in Panama that always rode two-up on a DR650 with an AK-47 drawn were definitely more menacing than these Frenchmen look to be, however.
I see your AK-47 and raise you an RPG:
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