by gnome » Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:19 pm
gnome-guest wrote:Back in the early 80's, hobby electronics was still a thing. I remember an article in Popular
Electronics about building a K-band frequency generator. Speed guns operated on K-band,(today it's laser technology ) and radar detectors(most people had one) would light-up if it received a signal. Good detectors would light up well in time to slow down; so if the detector goes off, brake lights come on. We would stand on the side of the overpass, press the button, and count lights. About as much fun as you can have with a soldering iron.
But there is a bigger questions here:
How much does the convenience/ease of access choose our weapons ?
A sign (law,back ground check, …) NEVER stopped anyone.
Trying to find the link to the original panel, but the point is, road rage became a thing when firearms developed firepower. Not much raging going on with revolvers, (some,not much,) When people carry guns suited for defense, that's what they get used for, defense. When people carry firepower, they use it to express power.
[quote="gnome-guest"]Back in the early 80's, hobby electronics was still a thing. I remember an article in Popular
Electronics about building a K-band frequency generator. Speed guns operated on K-band,(today it's laser technology ) and radar detectors(most people had one) would light-up if it received a signal. Good detectors would light up well in time to slow down; so if the detector goes off, brake lights come on. We would stand on the side of the overpass, press the button, and count lights. About as much fun as you can have with a soldering iron.
But there is a bigger questions here:
How much does the convenience/ease of access choose our weapons ?
A sign (law,back ground check, …) NEVER stopped anyone.[/quote]
Trying to find the link to the original panel, but the point is, road rage became a thing when firearms developed firepower. Not much raging going on with revolvers, (some,not much,) When people carry guns suited for defense, that's what they get used for, defense. When people carry firepower, they use it to express power.