Posted on 11/06/2018 1:23:32 PM PST by Simon Green
The Huffington Post is huffing and puffing about civilian ownership of high-end quality optics. Writer Sascha Brodsky has apparently discovered that some deplorables out there enjoy hog hunting and wrote a breathless piece using a particularly flimsy straw man to support his argument that this kind of gear is simply too dangerous to be publicly available.
In his article, he recounted how a Chinese national attempted to purchase and export three pairs of night vision optics that may have been ultimately bound for North Korea. He was arrested in a DHS sting operation for violating the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
In his hit piece, Brodsky writes:
If Kim had an export license, very little would have prevented him from sending the equipment to North Korea, which is a major concern for experts who warn that military-grade night vision gear could fall into the hands of terrorists or rogue states.
While the Las Vegas massacre rekindled the debate over the millions of assault-style rifles owned by American civilians, there’s been much less public scrutiny of all the gear designed for military operations that is now marketed directly to civilians.
Brodsky aims to increase that level of scrutiny.
Night vision equipment is a useful tool for civilians, advocates say. “When employed properly, night-vision equipment will open your eyes to the times usually dominated by four-legged critters and two-legged ne’er-do-wells, giving you the advantage,” claimed a May article in Shooting Illustrated, a publication of the National Rifle Association, on how to use the gear for “hunting and defense.”
Brodsky paints ownership of such devices as a clear and present danger in a civilized society. He supports that by getting the virulently hoplophobic Ladd Everitt, director of George Takei’s One Pulse for America gun control operation, to say that night vision and thermal optics could be used in a criminal act and that they therefore should be regulated by the BATFE.
Everitt even goes so far as to claim that:
Night vision equipment is “not the tool of sportsmen,” Everitt said. “It’s the tool of people who are seeking to kill as many people as possible in as short amount of time as possible.”
Yeah. The womyn at HuffPo want to feel they’re superior to their Life Partners.... and if only cats didn’t have night vision.
That was exactly how I read it, and boy, it did make my hackles raise up.
THAT is a prime example of WHY I despise Leftism.
I’m still waiting for the prices to moderate. That gear is expensive.
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Can he even say, outside of some dum bass movie, where it was used this way?
Can he name even one event where someone used military-grade night vision (or even non-military) to kill as many people in as short a time as possible?
With some good ion pipe and enough gun powder, I could make a cannon that fired grapeshot, chains and nails.
In 2001 several Saudi Muslims flew commercial planes into several buildings, killing thousands of Americans. Did we ban airplanes? Did we ban carpet knives?
We should have banned Muslims, though. Maybe he should support banning North Koreans?.
I’ve noticed for a long time that anything in SportsmansGuide.com that involves night vision technology is banned to be shipped to a bunch of states.
Not this ______ again... Night vision should be outlawed...? Sorry, you are a moron...
Another organization whose stupidity can only be measured using scientific notation.
Surprised that they don’t add that those darned night vision electronics contribute to global warming...er...climate change.
I have a nice hand-held flood light from Elvolva Technology - used for photography. I was looking on Amazon for more of a spotlight - narrow beam. They don’t have one, but they do have IR flashlights to be used with night vision. They look pretty nice.
I’ve used the ATN X-Sight Day/Night scope for a couple of years and liked it. That’s why I bought the 384 (1.25-5x). Never thought I’d use the record function, but actually use it quite a bit.
Internet technology is too dangerous to be used by propagandists.
fortunately they lack any ability to take our property away from us
Unintended consequences:
Is that Gen 1 or Gen 2?
Klingon Proverb:
“A running man can slit 4,000 throats in one night”.
So, ban running shoes.
Darn,I have been shopping around for a night vision scope to mount on my suppressed MP5A3.
My Air Force buddy brought home a very amazing monocular night light amplifier which made me want one soooo bad!
I wish I could afford one. This was a gizmo not available for sale, mind you. Even the ones which are available are not for export and almost certainly tracked. Awesome technology!
I like to ogle the anchorage for cute girls.
Did I just admit that in print?
“It’s the tool of people who are seeking to kill as many people as possible in as short amount of time as possible.”
Communists?
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