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Hearing Shows How 'Military-Style' Raid On Calif. Power Station Spooks U.S.

Lasrick writes "Interesting piece about April's physical attack on a power station near San Jose, California, that now looks like a dress rehearsal for future attacks: Quote: 'When U.S. officials warn about "attacks" on electric power facilities these days, the first thing that comes to mind is probably a computer hacker trying to shut the lights off in a city with malware. But a more traditional attack on a power station in California has U.S. officials puzzled and worried about the physical security of the the electrical grid--from attackers who come in with guns blazing.'"

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  1. Re:first shot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I don't know what is scarier, selling guns to terrorists or the lunatic white people that already own them.

  2. Re:first shot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Maybe we should do like Venezuela and enact a global gun ban. Since the past year when firearm ownership was completely removed from the unwashed masses, violent crime is 1/1000 what it was before. One can easily read the before and after in the paper.

    The fewer guns on the streets, the less likely an attack like this happening. Yes, people will complain about criminals having them, but the police doing their job means that criminals with firearms turn into inmates serving hard time, and eventually this hazard should cease to be a nationwide blight.

    The carnage at Sandy Hook shows that guns should not be in the hands of citizens, period.

  3. Re:first shot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    But solar energy is bad and must be combated. Reliance on the grid FTW.