Comments for Continuing the whatzis

Continuing the whatzis

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:10:25 -0600

Yesterday all y'all nailed the era. Now, nail the weapon....

Comment from MCart on 2009-03-16

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:36:32 -0600

High levels of encryption like RSA used to be classified as munitions, for export purposes. Someone should have pulled the 2nd Amendment out on them.

Comment from Josh on 2009-03-15

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:25:47 -0600

Yep. That's definitely not the idea here.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-03-15

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:11:31 -0600

Remember the brouhaha over Public Key Encryption, where the gov't wanted to have a key so that they could break encryption anytime they got a court order?

Comment from Josh on 2009-03-15

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:00:30 -0600

I don't misunderstand you, Josh.

I"m just sayin' there's people who won't see that as a feature, they prefer all their toys to be single-edge, not double-edged.

Just as having your cell-phone able to track you is a feature, until, for some reason, someone wants that information for purposes other than facilitating cell service and routing 911 calls.

Just as that little computer in your car is the bees knees to mechanics - until law enforcement uses it to analyze the last few seconds of that crash you were in.

Doesn't stop me from using a cell phone, or my vehicles.

Just good to know, in case either the paranoid left or paranoid right turn out to be correct, and the government does turn out to be looking for you because you don't think in accordance with accepted precepts.

But the entire idea is that it doesn't turn on without the code or the encryption key, so unless you choose to give the code or encryption key to the LEOs (or other government agents), how are they going to use it against you?

Comment from Viper Chief on 2009-03-14

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:41:35 -0600

Kinda looks like a Steyr-Mannlicher M1895. Fun weapon to shoot...

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-03-14

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:39:03 -0600

Comment from Josh on 2009-03-14

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:15:52 -0600

"make sure that only law enforcement can turn it on."

Of course, some will see that as a bug, not a feature. See: former good guys being told by bad guys to find your gun to take it away.

You misunderstand me. I don't mean that LEOs can activate it at will. I mean that it cannot be activated without a code or encryption key that only the user knows. The user can then give it to law enforcement if the firearm is stolen, but until then, they don't have the code.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-03-14

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:21:30 -0600

"make sure that only law enforcement can turn it on."

Of course, some will see that as a bug, not a feature. See: former good guys being told by bad guys to find your gun to take it away.

Comment from Josh on 2009-03-14

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:03:38 -0600

The problem with a tracking system is that with GPS, aside from not being miniaturized enough, the device would be cut off any time it doesn't have a view of the sky (which is why LoJack uses radio transmitters instead), and RFID, which IS already miniaturized enough, doesn't have nearly enough range. And whether you're using radio transmitters or GPS (assuming for the moment that we could miniaturize them), you wouldn't have a power source, which is the reason RFID chips can have such an advantage (since they are powered by the RF energy used to ping them), although they're already ruled out due to lack of range. If those problems were solved, the key would be to set it up so that the system is dormant until activated remotely by something with a code or password to make sure that only law enforcement can turn it on.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-03-14

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:42:59 -0600

John Ross also has some thoughts on gun insurance. I probably ought to contact him, as I carry separate insurance right now.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-03-14

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:29:46 -0600

Tim - easier for anyone with the proper gear to find your piece that way. Good guys, bad guys and former good guys being told by bad guys to find your gun to take it away.

Rusty, as J(NTA) noted - NRA Membership comes with $1,000 of insurance.

"$1,000 of ArmsCare coverage with your NRA membership. This plan covers insured firearms, air guns, bows and arrows against theft, accidental loss, and damage. For special provisions and limitations of the ArmsCare Plan click here. ArmsCare "

Other gun owner/hunter organizations might also have coverage, if you're a member of any.

Comment from AW1 Tim on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:11:47 -0600

Rusty,

I'm waiting for the day when Techies can make a GPS locater small enough to install in the frame. Either that, or one of those RFD chips. :)

Be a lot easier to find your weapon that way.....

Comment from John (not the armorer) on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:57:46 -0600

Rusty- I believe tht NRA membership includes some modest coverage on gun thefts. Not sure of the details, but worth checking.

Comment from Terrapod on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:11:53 -0600

It could be a Carcano, for some reason that thought keeps coming back to me the more I look at the photo you posted today. Damn bad luck man, hope you keep the rest in a safe bolted to a concrete floor, keeps nosy folks away from the goodies.

Comment from Josh on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:51:23 -0600

Ooooh...that sucks, LT Rusty. Is that covered by homeowner's insurance?

Comment from LT Rusty on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:22:42 -0600

They left the case, left the ~500 rounds of boxed ammo, took the 6 mags full of 230 Hydra-Shok and a couple of 230 ball, took the tac light / laser, too.

F*ckers.

[Edited due to an understandable Rulez violation. No yardage assessed, repeat the down]

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:08:28 -0600

Ouch. Sorry, Rusty. Hopefully it's recovered before it's put to nefarious use.

Comment from LT Rusty on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:04:21 -0600

Slightly off topic, but still gun-related ... different era, though.

If anyone happens to come across a nice shiny new goddamned Sig-Sauer 1911, stainless, with the tac rail, and it's so good of a deal that it must be stolen, please let me know. It probably was.

Yesterday.

Along with my TV.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:35:34 -0600

H&I Fires are constrained by time issues. Anyone with posting privlleges can start one, but most of the Denizen/nes seem busy these days, too.

Prolly quit slacking off at their job as jobs aren't so easy to replace these days!

Comment from MCart on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:33:27 -0600

Dangit neffi.

Finally found a picture of the left side of the action here: http://www.angelfire.com/vt/milsurp/t18.html

For some reason I completely discounted Japanese rifles yesterday. I didn't see any with that sort of bolt-end.

Comment from MCart on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:30:30 -0600

I spy with my little eye, a Murata type 18

Comment from wolfwalker on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:01:10 -0600

Since H&I Fires seems to be on hiatus, I'm unfortunately reducded to posting OT comments. :-(

Armorer, you WILL post a link to this. Won't you? (he asked rhetorically)

Comment from Neffi on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:01:04 -0600

OK, so it's the holder for the Japanese Type 18 Murata bayonet...

Comment from sobersubmrnr on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:50:08 -0600

Tom is right, it does look Japanese. Arisaka Type 30?

Comment from Old Fat Sailor on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:05:11 -0600

Kynoch gras?

Comment from Tom Goering on 2009-03-13

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:31:55 -0600

It resembles a Japaneze rifle I once saw, must do more research...