tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post1932402628977915280..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): With a "smart rifle" anyone can be a sniperMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-1905685391467019532013-10-01T00:51:52.878-05:002013-10-01T00:51:52.878-05:00True enough, but I am not at all worried for mysel...True enough, but I am not at all worried for myself. In my own country, hardly anyone owns guns. But in the world of big time drug dealers in Mexico or the US, $17,000 is small change and if you could get someone to buy one for you and then you kill your business rivals... And even if the military do buy it, and use it to kill unaware enemies at a great distance, isn't that a form of evil? That would be like executing people without a trial. Just like drones. Morally, it still smells bad to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-76122254777804048342013-09-30T18:06:21.563-05:002013-09-30T18:06:21.563-05:00Interesting that you say "NRA crowd" and...Interesting that you say "NRA crowd" and I say "shooting community". Politics weirds language. 032125https://www.blogger.com/profile/11092860450994272341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-15686323565058994452013-09-28T02:07:14.056-05:002013-09-28T02:07:14.056-05:00Amazing how you can get into the Special Forces an...Amazing how you can get into the Special Forces and still not know that monkeys have opposable thumbs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-46734902097163750642013-09-27T21:29:44.921-05:002013-09-27T21:29:44.921-05:00I really, sincerely hope that this does not become...I really, sincerely hope that this does not become the next "must-have" for the NRA crowd.Barbwirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375742473254773675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-72356894258323001112013-09-27T16:15:57.376-05:002013-09-27T16:15:57.376-05:00Addendum: It does have value on the battlefield, a...Addendum: It does have value on the battlefield, and as such serves revolutionary purposes. Sporting purposes not so much. 032125https://www.blogger.com/profile/11092860450994272341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-88343997339810876822013-09-27T16:12:45.968-05:002013-09-27T16:12:45.968-05:00I can't see this having broad appeal within th...I can't see this having broad appeal within the shooting community, again with the exception of a few very wealthy collectors, and governments who can milk taxpayers for such gadgets. The mere fact that the trigger is auto-actuated will make most educated shooters recoil in horror at the mere liability. <br /><br />Auto-ranging and auto-adjusting reticules are a vastly better balance between shot accountability and automation, but even then the liability factor is high. Would a police sniper trust an auto-adjusting reticule to be calibrated before taking a hostage rescue shot? Methinks not, and adding an auto-trigger is risky indeed. 032125https://www.blogger.com/profile/11092860450994272341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-53455896312301474192013-09-27T08:55:25.678-05:002013-09-27T08:55:25.678-05:00Um, how so? The thing costs $17,000 dollars, not ...Um, how so? The thing costs $17,000 dollars, not including it's custom ammunition (which is more expensive than .50 BMG). It's clearly marketed for the military, security, and enthusiast markets, and just going through the process of buying one places you under enormous scrutiny by the company.<br /><br />If you're worried about mad snipers, you have more to fear from a guy with normal hunting rifle than this thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-74187828986217931852013-09-27T02:27:58.065-05:002013-09-27T02:27:58.065-05:00Truly hopeful that the first comment is meant iron...Truly hopeful that the first comment is meant ironically. This is, in fact, the great fountain of a technology that will be put to the service of evil as soon as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-24824528749788934842013-09-26T22:45:27.095-05:002013-09-26T22:45:27.095-05:00Truly American technology is the great fountain of...Truly American technology is the great fountain of all things good. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com