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LONGYEARBYEN, Norwegian town where you're required to carry a rifle

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:44 am
by VMI77
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I'm guessing this is the place the TV series "Fortitude" is based on.
heck your gun at the door!

More than 3,000 polar bears live around Svalbard; they are curious and sometimes hungry after not eating for months at a time. It is required to carry and know how to use a high-powered rifle anytime you leave the settlement.While it became a usual sight to see everyone casually walking about town with a rifle slung over their shoulder, guns are not allowed inside any building.