Re: "Invisible Guns" (was NH Senator calls for encryption backdoors )

2001-09-28 Thread David Roberts
"James R. Van Zandt" wrote: > > Chris Taylor wrote: > > > >Didn't that old James Bond movie "The Man with the Golden Gun" have > >some sort of gun that could be broken down to appear as a pen and > >lighter? > > A while ago I ran across a .mpg file showing a gun in the form of a > cellphone. It

Re: "Invisible Guns" (was NH Senator calls for encryption backdoors )

2001-09-27 Thread James R. Van Zandt
Chris Taylor wrote: > >Didn't that old James Bond movie "The Man with the Golden Gun" have >some sort of gun that could be broken down to appear as a pen and >lighter? A while ago I ran across a .mpg file showing a gun in the form of a cellphone. It fired when you pressed certain keys. (The c

RE: "Invisible Guns" (was NH Senator calls for encryption backdoors )

2001-09-27 Thread Steven W. Orr
>From the "Spy vs. Spy" department... When I was a kid my 6YO brother had one of those James Bond jackknives. It had a Genuine rubber blade (about all you could do with it was swat a quadraplegic fly) and a button which when pushed caused a barrel to pop out and a piston handle and a trigger to

Re: "Invisible Guns" (was NH Senator calls for encryption backdoors )

2001-09-27 Thread a.w.gaunt
Yes, I must agree. Long guns would be unwieldy inside of an airplane and shotguns might have a tendency to disperse the shot too much. "Ummm, excuse me, would you mind moving over a bit to the left so I can draw a bead." -- __ | 0|___||. Andrew Gaunt *nix Sys. Admin., etc. _| _| : : }

Re: "Invisible Guns" (was NH Senator calls for encryption backdoors )

2001-09-27 Thread Michael O'Donnell
Statistics show that, at most, one person on any given airliner will have a bomb. You should therefore always take a bomb onto the plane any time you fly so you can have confidence that nobody else will have one. OK - can we get back to Linux now...? **

Re: "Invisible Guns" (was NH Senator calls for encryption backdoors )

2001-09-27 Thread Bayard Coolidge USG
"a.w.gaunt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> suggested: >>> For example, those who don't carry-on their own firearms can be >>> provided with a 'courtesy' gun airline for the duration of the flight. Mom: Gee, Johnny, how was your flight? Little Johnny: Oh, it was great, Mom - I had a real blast!! (I'm kind

Re: "Invisible Guns" (was NH Senator calls for encryption backdoors )

2001-09-27 Thread a.w.gaunt
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 8:59 PM > To: > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: "Invisible Guns" (was NH Senator calls for encryption > backdoors ) > > In a message dated: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 11:22:02 PDT > "Chad R. Henry" said: > > >Okay,

RE: "Invisible Guns" (was NH Senator calls for encryption backdoors )

2001-09-27 Thread Taylor, Chris
Re: "Invisible Guns" (was NH Senator calls for encryption backdoors ) In a message dated: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 11:22:02 PDT "Chad R. Henry" said: >Okay, as a gun enthusiast I can't let that comment go without >responding. > >Glocks are NOT made of ceramic an

Re: "Invisible Guns" (was NH Senator calls for encryption backdoors )

2001-09-25 Thread Paul Lussier
In a message dated: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 11:22:02 PDT "Chad R. Henry" said: >Okay, as a gun enthusiast I can't let that comment go without >responding. > >Glocks are NOT made of ceramic and they are easily picked up by >any metal detector. [...very interesting correction of my mis-informed self r

"Invisible Guns" (was NH Senator calls for encryption backdoors )

2001-09-25 Thread Chad R. Henry
On 24 Sep 2001, at 19:04, Paul Lussier wrote: > You mean like box cutters? Or how about a Glock 9mm, it's ceramic, > won't show up on a metal detector. And I bet you can get ceramic > buttets, or maybe hide them in a something like, oh, say a laptop > where they'll get lost in the clutter of al