Heh. Awsome. Took the word right out of my mouth Adam. And +1 for the TOW and Dragon. And now we have the Javalin. True fire and forget portable anti-armor weapon. Too bad we can't use them here now though, what with the war winding down and such.
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 5:44 PM, Adam Churvis < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You know that thing was made specifically to kill people, right? > > At very long distances, no less. Accurate out to (officially) 2,000 yards, > but there are those who can coax more of a song out of them. > > Actually, it is also a very useful anti-materiel (note the spelling, > Larry!) > weapon. Using a single armor-piercing round, I can stop a truck by > reaching > out and touching his engine block. > > With all due respect, how familiar are you with the basic military tactics > that are necessary to employ when protecting yourself against an armed > group? You do know that you must engage at a distance great enough to > prevent them from closing distance to you, yes? > > And if they are gangs in cars coming to discuss your desire to testify > against one of their own who did something you witnessed, I'd say that two > quickly placed (hence the need for semi-auto) rounds instantly disabling > two > cars carrying four men each, then disintegrating one or two of them as they > get out of the cars (effectively convincing their business associates that > this is, perhaps, not a profitable venture after all, either now or in the > future) is a great tactic for survival. > > > Tell me..should civilians be able to own and operate their own > > Tomahawk missiles > > too if they have enough land available? > > The Tomahawk is impractical, but the TOW and Dragon missiles are a treat! > In fact, one of my Drill Instructors at Marine Military Academy, Master > Gunnery Sergeant Arthur Cohan, helped design the early versions of the > sighting/tracking system. > > You see, if you are in a state that doesn't prevent Form 4 waivers for > Destructive Devices, and if you have a license to own and operate the > explosive portion of the missile, then why not own one? It will only cost > you about $250,000 each for one manufactured before 1987 when the M-V bill > went into effect, which are the only ones a civilian could possible own, > IIRC. And remember how carefully you are vetted before you can own one > (and > you have to pay for it first, IIRC, while the dealer holds it in trust for > you). > > Who's going to use it for a crime? > > > That gun has nothing to do with personal protection and safety. > > Of course it does, as explained above. > > And, as Tim points out, it's a whole lot of fun. I would add that it is > extremely relaxing and meditative, as are most slow-fire gun and archery > sports. In fact, the Shinto use both archery and, since the previous > century, muskets in some forms of their meditation. > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > President > Productivity Enhancement > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:279880 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
