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NYPD Developing Portable Body Scanner For Detecting Guns

Posted by Soulskill on from the law-and-order-special-irradiative-unit dept.

Zothecula writes "You have to feel sorry for the police officers who are required to frisk people for guns or knives — after all, if someone who doesn't want to be arrested is carrying a lethal weapon, the last thing most of us would want to do is get close enough to that person to touch them. That's why the New York Police Department teamed up with the United States Department of Defense three years ago, and began developing a portable scanner that can remotely detect the presence of a gun on a person's body. The NYPD announced the project this week."

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  1. Re:This device empowers criminals. by RazzleFrog · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I agree that the TSA is out of control but I can't imagine any sane person thinks preventing guns on plans is a bad thing. Guns are for hunting - who are you hunting on a plane?

  2. Re:This device empowers criminals. by RazzleFrog · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I know you're from some redneck small town who thinks New York is full of big bad criminals like in the movies but I hate to tell you that New York is one of the safest cities in the country. Unless you are a car service driver in the South Bronx you aren't going to be anywhere near a criminal.