Livermore:Lab Gatling guns frighten some;others feel safe Weapons-protect facility from terrorists

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | February 4, 2006 | Henry K.Lee

[BubbaTheRocketScientist]

Oooooooooohhhhhhh noooooooooo! Not big scary guns!!

The thought that Livermore, population 80,000, has an arsenal capable of shooting down a helicopter seems at odds with its motto of being "a friendly, dynamic community."

Seems to me they're underprepared. They need to be ready to take down a 747.

[Firefigher NC]

Those goofy Californians will get their panties in a bunch over anything cool.

[bybybill]

Now the administration wants to protect the nukes? When will the maddess end?

[Frank_2001]

If those Gatling guns ever jump the fence and start roaming through the neighborhood, there could be BIG trouble.....

[Little_shoe]

Happiness is a belt-fed weapon... doubly so for a gatling gun.

[dinok]

These are the same idiots that will complain after an attack in their town that "someone should have done something".

Here's your something...Its got 6 barrels and it shoots fast. Next problem.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Talk about closing the barn doors after the cows have already left!

[umgud]

your turf ping

[Flavius]

Amen

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Leave it to the antique SF Chronicle to cite two ignorant twenty-somethings for contrarian POV. In addition, they included the old anti-gun diatribe that the guns might "go off on their own" and thus injure innocents. It's no wonder that the public at large is rapidly concluding that MSM "reporting" is simply idiotic nonsense.

[Probus]

Get some!

[willyd]

I am pretty sure that you don't just carry that one around with a shoulder strap. There was another gun released recently that puts over 200000 rounds a minute in the air. Now I would like to see that. The bullets are designed to be stacked on top of each other and electronically detonated. You can let all the ammo fly at once, or you can fire the shells individually.

[ansel12]

I got the feeling the only one confused in this short article was the "journalist".

[NonValueAdded]

well, maybe the governator would carry one.

[Amerigomag]

Seems to me they're underprepared.

Probably just about right.

RPGs typically have an aimed range limit of about 250 meters and a lobbed range of about 1000 meters which fits the specs for the gatlings nicely.

Probably not wise for nearby residents to let strangers into their back yards carrying RPGs.

[Calvin Locke]

Years ago, when skiing at one particular area, you could hear them test firing. Can't remember what caliber, though.

[DJ Taylor]

A thing of unquestionable beauty.

[Lurker]

I concluded that long ago. But it does seem to me that if these mini-guns are in 5.56mm, they might actually be under armed.

Now, if they're the 7.62mm variant I'd say that's about right. They'd be perfect for shredding some jihadi with an RPG at 800 meters or so.

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[Amerigomag]

Phalanx: the art of diplomacy.