My family gives me the old “he’s nuts grin” when I tell them that technology will be our undoing, not just militarily but as a society.
The book/ movie “Fail Safe” make this abundantly clear.
Let me guess. A receiver unit will be installed into the gun that will allow it to be turned on or off remotely via satellite by the feds on future models?
Good quote. An example of this is the high-tech German Tiger tank vs the low-tech Soviet T-34.
The Tiger was an awesome tank, but it was expensive to produce and prone to breakdowns. The T-34 was just the opposite. Advantage T-34.
As a soldier said in ZULU DAWN, “The bullets run out! The bloody spears don’t!”
GREAT NEWS! I found 1500 rounds of .22 long rifle I stored years ago in perfect shape! Unfortunately it is cheap FEDERAL and of dubious quality.
Great for all my dumb guns except one, which chokes on it.
Anyone remember when Remington built a fine bolt action big game rifle with electronic ignition? As Peter Hathaway Capstick said years ago, “The most terrifying sound in the world is when your rifle goes ‘click’ instead of BANG.”
DELICIOUS IRONY: Gun guys permeate audience of anti-gun conference on how to “disrupt the gun lobby”
http://www.gunssavelife.com/?p=11457
When the concept of smart gun technology was first introduced it was based on the premise that a growing number of police officers were being killed by their own guns which they lost in a struggle with the bad guy. Even though the technology at the time was far from being even remotely practical, there was legislation introduced in several places that mandated this technology be incorporated in all handguns as soon as it was shown to be workable. IIRC, NJ passed such a law. What was interesting was that in every example of this type of legislation, the police were excluded from having to comply with it.
“SmartGun” supporters don’t want one; people who want guns want them to function when needed. “SmartGun” supporters want us to be compelled to buy one and to retrofit our existing firearms with “SmartGun” technology so that we no longer control our self-defense. That is not in any way okay. The only acceptable use for a “SmartGun” is to give it to an enemy (or to disable its “smart” features so it’s a real gun). I’ll be boycotting any business involved in the whole process, whether they are a manufacturer or a dealer.
BTTT!
If the OFFENSIVE ones are working correctly; then the others can fail all they want!