European Gun Sales Soar On Refugee Fears As "Racist Vikings" Prowl Finland's Streets

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Last weekend, some 1,700 Germans turned out for a PEGIDA rally in Cologne to protest the wave of sexual assaults that unfolded in the city on New Year’s Eve in the town center.

PEGIDA nearly faded into obscurity early last year when then-leader Lutz Bachmann posted a picture of himself dressed as Hitler on Facebook with the caption “He’s Back”, but thanks to the 1.1 million Mid-East asylum seekers that poured across Germany’s borders in 2015, the anti-immigrant group has seen something of a resurgence over the past six or so months.

While the group claims to be looking out for the interests of the German people, some draw disturbing parallels between PEGIDA and a dangerous far-right ideology linked to extreme nationalism.

Unsurprisingly, movements like PEGIDA aren’t confined to Germany. In Finland the streets are now patrolled by the The “Soldiers of Odin,” a kind of vigilante justice brigade with political overtones and the trappings of a biker gang. The men don black bomber jackets adorned with the Finnish flag and a symbol of a Viking and say they are interested in helping police keep native Finns safe. Here's one of the group's members:

Oh, no wait. That's Odin himself. Our apologies. Here are some group members:

“A group of young men founded Soldiers of Odin, named after a Norse god, late last year in the northern town of Kemi,” Reuters reports, adding that “since then the group has expanded to other towns, with members stating they want to serve as eyes and ears for the police who they say are struggling to fulfill their duties.”

Like PEGIDA, the group blames "Islamist intruders" for rising crime and members often carry signs at demonstrations with slogans like "Migrants not welcome".

As Spiegel notes, the group does have ties to nationalism and the white supremacy movement. “They want to support the police in protecting the population, not only against refugees, even [from] the Finns if they are threatening," founder Mika Ranta told the daily, in an interview. “Like other founding members he referred to, however, Mika is open as a National Socialist,” Spiegel says. “His comrades surround [themselves] with the symbolism of the White Supremacy movement [and] offshoot of the group in Joensuu in the east of the country called on Facebook a 'for a patriotic white Finland fighting organization'".

Last week, we reported that in addition to the attacks in Cologne, there were also some indications that women were accosted in Finland. “Finnish police reported Thursday an unusually high level of sexual harassment in Helsinki on New Year's Eve and said they had been tipped off about plans by groups of asylum seekers to sexually harass women,” AFP said. “Three sexual assaults allegedly took place at Helsinki's central railway station on New Year's Eve, where around 1,000 mostly Iraqi asylum seekers had converged.”

That doesn't surprise Mika Ranta. "The biggest issue was when we learned from Facebook that new asylum seekers were peering through the gates of primary schools, looking at young girls," he told Finnish daily Aamulehti.


The official response to the group has thus far been mixed. "Volunteering is encouraged [and] it is very good that people are interested in the domain of safety issues and want to contribute to environment safety and comfort," National Police Commissioner Seppo Kolehmainen said last week in a translated statement. "The most important task, if it is a hobby, is to act by the findings and contribute to a certain area as a preventive sooth."

Yes, police are ok with the Soliders of Odin as long as they are acting as a "preventive soothe," which presumably means they are not allowed to actually intervene on behalf of citizens, but only to report crimes. 

Dan Koivulaakso, local politician and expert on rights movements in Finland isn't sold. "The leaders of the 'Soldiers of Odin' are proven to have criminal backgrounds, in cases of racist violence and other violent or drug offenses." 

Finnish Interior Minister Petteri Orpo is equally skeptical. "There are extremist features to carrying out street patrols. It does not increase security,” he told national broadcaster YLE last week. "Volunteers have no right to use force," he added. 

But The Soliders of Odin don't seem to agree that citizens can't use force when necessary. Here's Spiegel again:

This is exactly what is also called Odin's warriors. They say: We're just on the roads. And if somewhere there is an emergency, we are legally obliged to intervene - like any other citizen. Just look for the patrols for specific circumstances where their intervention by its own account may be required - such as in front of schools where refugees reportedly "observe" children. With their presence, the group wants to protect the children in the village.

And while the group claims it is not armed on its "patrols," Europeans are rushing to stock up on guns and, as we noted earlier this week, pepper spray to protect themselves against would-be assailants. "The number of gun permits issued has recently quadrupled in Germany and Austria after the attacks in Cologne and Salzburg, according to the weapons industry," The New York Post says.

“Women customers include waitresses that need to get home in the evening, and women that walk dogs regularly in the evenings. We are also seeing some coming in to buy them for their daughters,” Gerhard Fuchs, a gunsmith in Innsbruck, Austria, told Central European News. 

Here's more from The Post:

One in three criminals in Austria are foreigners, according to 2014 figures by the Interior Ministry. In Vienna, it was almost every other criminal.

 

In August, fewer than 10 people obtained a license to keep a handgun at home for self-defense, while the number soared into the hundreds in October.

 

Franz Dorfner, who owns a gun store in Vienna, said he has been unable to keep up with demand.

 

“I have completely sold out of pepper spray and have to wait at least a month before they can provide me with any more,” he told Central European News.

 

In Salzburg, where several sex attacks were reported, store owner Constanze Dorn said she too had run out of pepper spray.

 

“I have never experienced anything like it,” she said. “I have ordered several hundred more. I don’t know how long they will last.”

The demand for private bodyguard services also has skyrocketed.

 

In Vienna, the White Wings Association is offering free professional protection after the city’s top cop warned women not to go out alone at night.

As a reminder, here's what happens when every German Googles "pepper spray":

Clearly, the situation in Europe is becoming more precarious by the day. Right-wing groups with links to Nazism are now openly "patrolling" the streets while everyone from waitresses to dog owners are now toting pistols when they venture outside. 

That's probably not the environment the bloc's founders envisioned when they endeavored to create a passport-free, harmonious union. 

Needless to say, this is a tinder box waiting for (another) spark, as the stage is now set for an all-out culture clash with far-reaching political and societal ramifications. 

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Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:01 | 7046104 Joe A
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Anybody seen the History Channel series 'Vikings'? Pretty cool. At least they had way cooler beards that either muslems or hipsters have.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 15:48 | 7047291 Kirk2NCC1701
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Why do you think I've been talking about the need for the need of Ragnar Lothbrook's kind of justice in Europe for the last 2 years?

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:10 | 7046165 Excursionist
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Not entirely sure what the big deal is re: the Soldiers of Odin.

NYC had / has the Guardian Angels.  I doubt the populace gives a rat's ass about their political ideology if they fill the law enforcement void.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:45 | 7046362 847328_3527
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NYC has once again truned into a cesspool of crime and filth I'm afraid. Be careful at night.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 11:55 | 7046063 skinwalker
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There's hope for them yet. 

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 11:55 | 7046064 nowhereman
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When did we start calling self defence "racist"?

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 11:58 | 7046083 knukles
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"We" didn't.  Progressive always will until raped then they'll call for therapy.  For themselves as well as the attackers.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:11 | 7046170 Excursionist
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...and then pay for their attackers' therapy.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:31 | 7046280 fleur de lis
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Nope -- they would stick us with the bill. Progressives don't pay for anything, they expect the taxpayers to fund their screwball ideas and pay again for cleaning up the inevitable mess afterwards.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:06 | 7046122 sand_puppy
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Is it true that the only possible reason to not want your wife and daughter to be raped by a gang is racism?

Lets keep these two things separate:  defense of one's family and unreasonable devaluation of a certain race.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 11:55 | 7046065 E.F. Mutton
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Mess with the bull...get the horns.  With Pissed-Off Vikings attached

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 11:57 | 7046076 847328_3527
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Can't blame them since there is essentially no one protecting them from violent crime except themselves and it seems Euro-wide. I'm reading these reports out of Europe that little is still being done to control the thugs so of course, they are still wilding without risk of jail time, deportation, etc.

 

The gubmints there seem in a failure mode.

 

 

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:13 | 7046179 outlaw.guru
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You don't even know the half of it. The problem I see is that the migrant groups tend to stick together. Regardless if MENA, Turks, Chinese or Balkan migrants. If there is a brawl between natives and others, these groups will tend to act together while much more numerous natives will not. Saw a few germans getting into a brawl in Germany with Turks. All of a sudden a whole bunch of Turks showed up litteraly sprinting towards the site. And the Germans, well some called the police.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:42 | 7046347 Hongcha
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The migrant swarms will haul ass 180 degrees with 9mm bullets plinking their asses.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:47 | 7046376 847328_3527
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Yes, they travel in gangs so it's extremely difficult to defned. A curfew + limiting crowds to not more then 3 on a street for the thugs seems appropriate but the German police seem completely incompetent and outnumbered. I guess it will get worse as Merkul imports another million ... while the Saudis laigh their heads off.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 13:33 | 7046628 samsara
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A 45 levels things quickly

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 11:58 | 7046084 pob
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sign me up

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 11:59 | 7046089 savedeposit
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Who whould not like to punch her in the f* face

Give her some immigration threatment, so she will learn and respect reality

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:54 | 7046418 Countrybunkererd
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She is one on a long list of social engineers that can't grasp reality...each one needing treatment

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:03 | 7046110 45North1
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If you can't export product.... import distraction.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:04 | 7046111 22winmag
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The Social Justice Faggots will have a field day with this.

 

One man's militant separatist is another man's freedom fighter.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:05 | 7046128 E.F. Mutton
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Yep.  After they clean their soiled panties, you can expect a vicious hashtag attack.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:03 | 7046112 CaptainMoonlight
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Wow, there are still some men with their nutsacks and pride still in tact in Europe? Impressive.

 

You guys should visit Merkel first.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:03 | 7046115 Dragon HAwk
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Nice Country We Got here....

  Be a Shame if something Happened to It....

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:05 | 7046131 CaptainMoonlight
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US patriots, get your guns and ammo ready and be ready to shoot, because these child-buggering, fallah-humping, daesh animals are going to be going wild here in the US next. 

 

When it starts, start shooting and don't stop until they're all gone, including the politicians and judges who let them in. We will need to close the spigot.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:57 | 7046186 besnook
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hey, cap. it would be more efficient to go after .gov instead of the rapists since .gov brought the rapists to you. .gov depends upon your simplistic analysis to subvert you. it has worked like a charm, judging from the number of people the trolls have incited to hate muslims. i don't see muslims in .gov bringing their brethren to your country. i see zionazi psychopaths who want to see you hate muslims(but not jews, never jews you holohoax supporter) for their zionazi benefit and people like you have fallen for it hook, line and sinker.

i realize it is difficult to admit you are the fool, but try will you.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:06 | 7046134 stant
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Time for the + ulfberh+t

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:06 | 7046137 ZeroPoint
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Stop the mud flood.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:07 | 7046142 Joe A
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In the Netherlands pepperspray is forbidden. You can't even carry a potatoe knife, no kidding. What is not forbidden is so-called 'Smurfs spray'. It is a spray that spray paints somebody blue. Women are also starting to carry hardspray and other sprays that one can use to spray in the eyes. Also there is a Dutch version of the Finnish Soldiers of Odin.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:10 | 7046164 El Vaquero
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Carry wasp spray, in a bag with the receipt. 

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:20 | 7046214 General Decline
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Brake cleaner is also extremely effective.  Not as good of a range as wasp spray though

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 14:46 | 7046991 zuuma
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New Item Hitting stores NOW:

BACON PEPPER SPRAY

Great on scrambled eggs AND Jihadis

 

Get yours today!

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 15:01 | 7047053 noless
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Break cleaner would absolutely fuck your shit up, almost definitely permanently blind, kills insects instantly.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:12 | 7046172 CaptainMoonlight
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Thanks, you can't make this stuff up. Reminds me of this liberal anti-gun cnt I know who thinks she's going to protect her family from a home invader with the pair of scissors she keeps by her bed. 

 

Darwinism...

 

 

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:24 | 7046234 skinwalker
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She better go for the balls then. And she'll need lots of practice, so that she can do it when the adrenaline is pumping. I feel sorry for her boyfriend. 

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:15 | 7046195 ZeroPoint
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Improvised pepper spray is very easy to make.

 

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:36 | 7046302 Skateboarder
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Shitloads of pepper, green chilies, red chilies. Add a tiny bit of water, grind 'em to a fine mush. Strain that water, stick it in a spray dispenser. Test it on yourself - if your eyes are in pain and you are temporarily immobilized, it worked.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:44 | 7046361 ZeroPoint
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Use a cooking oil base. The capcacin breaks down much slower and the attacker needs soap to wipe it off.

 

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 14:29 | 7046915 css1971
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You need special chillies; Carolina Reaper, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion are the types you have to use. They have millitary scale levels of capsaicin and it is an amide it doesn't dissolve in water, so you have to use an organic solvent or some sort of emulsifier to hold it in water. You're probably better off drying them and turning them into a powder.

 

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 17:19 | 7047773 12357111317
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Just remember to wear gloves while making it and DO NOT go to the bathroom before you have put the clothes in the laundry and washed yourself down.  :-)

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 14:21 | 7046869 css1971
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You may not carry anything "with intent". Intent is the crime, not carrying the item in question. However it's much easier to explain away carrying a bicycle chain than a pepper spray or knife.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 17:21 | 7047782 12357111317
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Why baseball will surge in Europe.  "I always keep my bat with me, in case I get a chance to practice.   I even sleep with it."  :-)

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 14:09 | 7046811 Sandmann
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UK too

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:08 | 7046152 Theta_Burn
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Some need to be taught manners the Viking/Germanic way.

God speed boys..

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:11 | 7046155 kerfuffled
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Good guys.

Militia forming in the netherlands too, but this is likely a government honeypot since they organise on facebook...

"Dutch Self Defense Army" https://www.facebook.com/DSDA-921761274527281/timeline

Another phenomenon now are "whats app" groups who do the police's work against foreigner thieves that plague the countryside and steal from farmers.

White european people have been betrayed, our governments work actively against us now to protect their internationalist class. It's civil war.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:13 | 7046187 CaptainMoonlight
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Maybe it's time to start forming a World Militia. Use it to fight the NWO. Freedom, gun ownership and execution of tyrants strongly encouraged.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:10 | 7046163 Temporalist
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"Buying guns is racist." -Obama

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:12 | 7046173 bookofenoch
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Kill the rapists where you find them.

If the hordes of rapists were Amish teenaged girls, I'd say the same. But they aren't.

The rapists are Muslim invaders.

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:13 | 7046185 Don Diego
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and just on cue the EU Commission wants to ban semiauto firearms throughout Europe (they are legal in most countries with a permit). Please sign this online petition IF YOU LIVE IN THE EU. Americans, we appreciate your support but the results are broken down by country and votes from the USA would give the EU ammunition to go ahead with the ban.

295.000 have already signed, if you live in the EU and care about liberty, please sign following the link.

https://www.change.org/p/council-of-the-european-union-eu-you-cannot-sto...

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 12:15 | 7046194 CaptainMoonlight
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The only petition that works, empirically speaking, is a few anti-freedom politician's heads on spikes. Once you get a few heads on spikes, THEN they start listening, and start making pro-freedom laws, or... they die. 

 

It's time to cowboy up. 

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