Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Gun Detectors?

Mr Obara said the crackdown on illegal firearms would be spread to other parts of Garissa and Tana River districts especially now that the officers were equipped with gun detecting gadgets with a range of one kilometre.

The United States-made equipment resembles a police walkie talkie is barely a week old in the country.
A metal detector scanning wand that works when swept inches away I could believe. But "a range of one kilometre" and through cars? I'm not sure if this is ignorant reporting or intentional misinformation to throw some uncertainty into the opposing factions. Of course, I wouldn't be surprised to see something like this developed and in use some day.

6 comments:

Kent McManigal said...

If the authoritards ever get that kind of technology, it will be time for everyone to start carrying chunks of steel (if, that is, they fear being punished for taking responsibility for their own safety). Perhaps entire areas could be seeded with them. Make so many false positives that they get ignored. It is like making a cannibis/vodka mixture to spray on the tires of cop cars (for entertainment purposes only, of course).

Anonymous said...

This is the equivalent of the drug dog trained to alert on cars bumpers, thus authorizing a search.

chris horton said...

Two African Ass. Ministry Officials?(Water & Irrigation?) He pissed his pants.(Trade & Industry?)He probably offered um' a bribe!!What a joke!!

me said...

RFID?

coming soon to a formerly free country subjecting you.

Anonymous said...

I see 2 easy options...

Pick up some scrap iron and decorate the town.

RFID, meet large electromagnet.

vox luna said...

That claim doesn't pass the smell test. My guess is it's some kind of divining-rod scam like the Sniffex turned out to be. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.