See Chief Judge Kozinski’s concurrence in Bull v. San Francisco — and it’s as a hypothetical, not just because the case happened to involve such a weapon. The weapon was once mentioned as “Carl Gustaf” in an unpublished case, State v. Gustafson, 2003 WL 1566493 (Mont. 2003) (no apparent relation).
UPDATE: Thread winner from commenter Roscoe:
Typical liberal Ninth Circuit opinion. When Judge K reached for the heavy weapons he could have gone with the Javelin or TOW. But no, it had to be something made in Sweden.
CDU says:
Interesting, but his reference is a bit ambiguous. Is he referring to the Carl Gustav recoilless rifle, or the Carl Gustav M/45 submachinegun?
Not that it would make any difference in the context of the opinion, of course. CDU(Quote)
celticdragonchick says:
I was going to ask the same thing. The Carl Gustav nitro hunting rifle, the Carl Gustav Mauser...or the 84 mm recoilless rifle???
I want the recoilless rifle... ;) celticdragonchick(Quote)
Longwalker says:
As a one-time “reckless rifleman” (c. 1956) I also want it to be the Carl Gustav recoiless rifle, celticdragonchick. Of course, I am dating myself. When a “reckless” spoke, people listened. Longwalker(Quote)
Menshevik says:
Triva: the M45 was produced under license by Egypt as the “Port Said” submachine gun. Menshevik(Quote)
SF Alpha Geek says:
We used the Carl Gustav in Afghanistan as late as 2004.
And I’m glad I read the opinion — from reading the two entries on the home page, it looked like the issue might be a Carl Gustav found in a body cavity search — that would be one motivated detainee . . . SF Alpha Geek(Quote)
Just Dropping By says:
In re the next paragraph of the concurrence, are “Smack” and “Crack” now brand names or something? I can’t see any reason to capitalize them otherwise. Just Dropping By(Quote)
Roscoe says:
Typical liberal Ninth Circuit opinion. When Judge K reached for the heavy weapons he could have gone with the Javelin or TOW. But no, it had to be something made in Sweden. Roscoe(Quote)
Carl Gustav (the Weapon, Not Jung or the King) Makes Its First Appearance in a Published Case | Liberal Whoppers says:
ThatGuy says:
Charlie G isn’t bad, but I like the SMAW with thermobaric rounds myself. ThatGuy(Quote)
Rich Rostrom says:
I don’t think Kozinski is referring to any of the Swedish weapons mentioned; I think he means these monsters, which some have lumped together (I know I did at one time).
Which serves the intended hyperbole better: a 9mm submachine gun, an 84mm recoilless rifle, or a 60 cm or 80 cm artillery piece? Rich Rostrom(Quote)