Very sensible - saves bullets.
The final production design will only be available to the military and law enforcement because the flunkies in the American bureaucratic government are "afraid" and "concerned" about its Citizens having access to such a "terrible instrument of the soldier". /sarcasm
I may have to save my pennies for the rest of my life but it would be worth it!
Or they could just call me and save a lot of money.
“Sits a half a mile away”? Snipers (I was not one) regularly operate at a mile to a mile and a half. I could take someone out at a half a mile - I am 60+ and my eyes are getting worse w/ age. Semper Fi.
Fantastic , now onto next phase, removing the one operating the trigger.
How soon will obama authorize selling these to Hamas, Pakistan, and China?
By Rebecca Boyle
“Snipers An Army sniper team in Afghanistan. Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Army
A sniper crouches near an open window and zooms in on his target, who sits a half-mile away. He peers through a scope and holds his breath, preparing to squeeze the trigger. But it’s windy outside, and he can’t afford a miss. What to do?”
- Ms. Boyle and POPSCI should pay more attention to the substance of the writing in their magazine before trying to infuse a sense of drama. In the photo that accompanies the article, the sniper team is nowhere near a window. The sniper team knows what it is doing with its craft, unlike the POPSCI staff.
It was just a matter of time before the art becames an ipod app. And then the shooter is replaced by remote controlled bots. And then independent AI driven cyborg. Science fiction isn’t.