BlueHeelerFl
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Even in Star Trek phasers are not 1 shot stoppers. In a Next Generation episode an assassin did not go down after 2 or 3 stun blasts, and had to be hit with the phaser set to kill
I'm confused. Are we talking about a "better" form of LLF or doing away with LF entirely?
IMHO any attempt at LLF is just that, and nothing is optimal. I personally dont believe there is such a thing.
As for doing away with LF, well, that's just silly.
Tazers can work well, but they need some spread between the barbs, The more spread, the more muscles are likely to be disabled. If they're very close together, not so much.
I was present when people tried it out, none could last more than a fraction of a second before slapping the mat to end it. I decided not to be a test dummy. lol
I'm confused. Are we talking about a "better" form of LLF or doing away with LF entirely?
IMHO any attempt at LLF is just that, and nothing is optimal. I personally dont believe there is such a thing.
As for doing away with LF, well, that's just silly.
I can hit a man sized target at 200 yards with a S&W Model 14 and the crappy 130gr. GI .38 ball equivalent .38 Special. Try that with something "non-lethal".
I remember when the inventor of the Segway claimed it would completely reshape our cities.
Set phasers to stun Mr. Spock !I look forward to arguing about the most appropriate setting for my star trek blaster if I want to use it for bear defense. Or will I need a separate woods blaster?
I look forward to arguing about the most appropriate setting for my star trek blaster if I want to use it for bear defense. Or will I need a separate woods blaster?
Not really. Not in the sense that there's a small possibility of fatal punishment by the state at some point in the future depending on being caught and after a long and complicated process. That kind of thing might deter people or it might not--probably not very much, IMO.So what you're saying is the death penalty is a deterrent.
It's not that fatality is certain or even likely, it's that it's a real and imminent possibility. Besides, even among the gun community, the relatively low lethality of handguns not widely known and understood.That makes sense, but it doesn't change the facts that most people shot with a handgun survive.
Of course. They don't deter everyone. Some are not concerned with death, some are not rational, some feel they have no other options. In those situations, things can become very difficult for the defender given the reality of trying to break a person down by destroying them a couple of ounces per shot.We also have a problem where handguns far too often fail to stop an attacker before they're able to do further damage after the handgun is begun to be employed to stop them.
You're thinking of a pulse rifle there Agarn.Phaser.
Specifically in the 40 watt range.