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NYPD Developing Portable Body Scanner For Detecting Guns

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. My oh my ... by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's one big gun you've got there buddy.

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  2. Re:Organized trolling campaign by GreatBunzinni by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I hear you on that echo chamber comment man. I feel like I've read this exact post 50 fucking times....

  3. Re:This device empowers criminals. by mjr167 · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

    Isn't Wall Street around there somewhere?

  4. Re:This device empowers criminals. by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 3, Funny

    last rabbit I saw in NY was diesel powered, half rusted and had its rear badge hanging on by one screw.

    (those are fair game to shoot, right?)

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  5. Re:This device empowers criminals. by operagost · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, if you could see it, it wouldn't be concealed then, would it?

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