Damn it John, You mean I can't keep a couple of tactical nukes in the basement without lots of maintenance. What a bummer... Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 5:01 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: > From: "William Robb" >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling" >> Subject: Re: OT: Speaking of nutters... > >>> > Follow the logic, if I'm not at least well armed enough to be a threat >>> > to > a solder then I'm not an armed citizen. American traditions don't go >>> > back > to the Sword, they go back to the Musket, which was the common >>> > military > arm of the day. Unlike the Swiss we keep updating our >>> > traditions. >> >> Great. >> It's bad enough dealing with unpredictable idiots packing pistols. >> When you start packing personal nukes you all will be a barrel of monkeys. > > The personal nuke is a chimera. How are people who can't even remember when > to get their oil changed going to handle the complex maintenance > requirements for nuclear weapons. > > The smallest RELIABLE, i.e. it could be stockpiled and expected to work when > needed, weighs in around 50 lbs. And they're only good for 5 years or so in > storage before they have to be returned to manufacturer for disassembly and > overhaul. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf6uX0hODuE > > If you wanted to implement a Swiss model "tradition" in combination with > American "military history", the most reasonable equipage would be to > require all citizens to carry a powder horn and ring bayonet into the voting > booth. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
