You survived a "shark attack". The odds of an "attack" are astronomical considering all of the man hours on the beach, in the ocean, yearly. Nonetheless, you are "attacked" and survived. Odds there are probably a lot tighter, perhaps 50/50.
Me saying you "have no worries" is in reference to the fact that the odds of you getting shot by this horrible, dangerous, life threatening gun... is probably in the same ball park as being "attacked" by a shark. Since you survived that, chances are that not only will you not get shot by this gun, but that you'd survive being shot by this horrible monster of a gun.
There are of course a lot of things you could do to better your odds of not getting shot, but I doubt you are capable of them.
Buddy, Ill never understand you. Here you are worrying about a gun that isn't even out there yet... where is the logic there, tough guy?
Okay brice - I am going to go real slow for you but this is your last chance.
brice said: You'll be attacked by a shark before you ever get shot by this gun.
mikesimon said: I've been attacked by a shark already
brice said: Then you've got no worries
That is illogical brice.
You said an event would precede me getting shot by the aforementioned gun.
I said that the event had occurred.
Logically that means that getting shot by the gun is more likely than it would have been had I not gotten attacked by a shark BECAUSE THE PRECEDING EVENT ALREADY HAPPENED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you grasp that logic?
That's my final lesson. If you don't get it by now you're doomed to wallow in a morass of confusion.
Yeah, you.... the voice of logic. You're doomed... I mean, you've been attacked by a shark so naturally you'd worry about being shot by this gun. (Where's the logic in that, oh voice of logic?)
You really are getting confused and you can't seem to figure it out.
I apologize for introducing logic into the discussion - I won't do it again.
You give it up, worry wart. You ever consider your chances of being hit by lightning? You're doomed... big old shark attack, the potential for being shot by this gun, and then lightning...? Wow.... doomed, I tell you...DOOMED.
Logically, if you were attacked by a shark and lived, this is no big deal...logically, that is.
My first reaction is~what a waste of technology. Why come up with more ways to kill instead of solving the problems so many humans face, like simply having clean water, healthy food and shelter ??
How about putting this energy towards building a sustainable economy ??
Well, logically - if we assume your post to be accurate, my worries should be increased - logically, that is.
Then you've got no worries.
I've been attacked by a shark already.
Honestly, find something else to worry about. You'll be attacked by a shark before you ever get shot by this gun.
Well, the majority of people aren't the ones I worry about. It the nutcases that scare me.
The price will still keep it out of the hands of the majority of people.
Since the gun homes in on the target, there would be no need to waste ammo on target practice.
At least you have to be looking through the scope, in order to find your target, so wouldn't be able to "shoot from the hip", so to speak.
I agree that even though the price is high, it will undoubtedly come down. Look at the smart phones, TV's etc.
And then someone will buy them, then someone will steal them and we will be even worse off with a psycho running around with one of these is my fear.They will eventually make their selves to the streets just like all the others have.
From the article posted above:
"....The company also has a deal to sell about 1,000 of the guns to Remington, which is Schauble's former employer. But the Remington model will be less expensive, running about $5,000 each....."
I am sure the ammunition is not cheap either. I would assume that people are not going to be playing around with this doing target practice.
Even with that, if you took a 90% reduction in price because of the availability of this new technology, it still keeps the price out of the range of a lot of people.
I won't be getting one, but I guess the old saying stands true... "if there's a will, there's a way.".
You all know about how the cost of advanced technology always starts real high and then a few years later - "voila - I could afford one of those".
I'm trying to picture a South African wildebeest and by its name ---- a gun that shoots from a great distance sounds in order.
Wow, who would buy a 27,000 dollar gun? This is the gun for celebrities and billionaires. But . . . it won't be long until they make a less expensive version. Lordy, a 'smart gun'. If someone is shooting at me, my only hope is that they'll miss . . .
Next they'll make it so you can hook your ipod up to it and shoot to your favorite song.
Two words.... "Price Tag". That'll keep just about everybody from having one.
(I do find it troubling that they would go to these lengths to take skill and strategy completely out of the equation.)