Another thought I had, I agree with y'all that say they ask questions that need a problem, and those police departments have some wicked budgets to buy all those toys. But I am sure a lot that is TV showing them building the more rare or outrageous items, you notice that they hardly show them working on their run of the mil stuff, because that wouldn't make exciting TV.
I will take on their claims of one of a kind, never been done before:
1. The Soviets invented an integrally suppressed AK variant and still use it today, its called the VSS or "vintorez"
2. "1,000 Yard AK", there a bunch of Iraqi AKs that were made into very accurate long range weapons by Iraqi Insurgents, its called a "Tabuk" look it up. Iraqis we making them out of RPKs and AKs. Oh and not to mention that there already exists a 1,000 Yard AK design, its called an SVD Dragunov.
3. Master Key, I give Red Jacket a plus in that it was semi-auto, but in no ways a new design, or never been done idea
4. Taser Mounted, already done, and to go one further there is a company developing an taser 12 gauge round.
5. Thompson Upgrade I ask the question of why? John Thompsons design was revolutionary for its time, but installing a rail on 1928 Thompson doesn't make it unique and also if the Sheriff wanted a full auto SMG for his entry team, and to burn up his stockpile of .45 ammo, as he claims. Then he could have purchased a whole other host of modern SMGs at a lesser price and less weight.
6. Double M-16, this one really got me scratching my head, because since when do Navy Boat Crews need a dual mounted M-16 thats water cooled? I can think of a whole other range of weapons that would exceed the need they claimed and the water cooling? They could have achieved that with a piston driven design, but then again that probably would have cost less and there are a lot of others out there already doing that. M27 IAR comes to mind.
I didn't watch the show looking for these faults, I enjoy watching anything about firearms, but these thoughts did come to mind when they started making all their claims.
Happy Friday, GO TIGERS!