New thermal scope lets snipers see bullets in flight without tracers

Defense contractor Teledyne FLIR has unveiled its new thermal sniper scope that can see its own bullets fly by day or night at ranges up to 2,200 m (1.3 miles). First seeing light at the annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas, the ThermoSight HISS-HD allows sni… Continue reading New thermal scope lets snipers see bullets in flight without tracers

Gravity tests head-tracking, shoulder-mounted firearms on its jet suit

In a video posted to TikTok, Gravity Industries founder Richard Browning has shown off what appears to be live-fire aerial testing of a shoulder-mounted, head-tracking weapons system for the Iron Man-style jet suit he’s been flying since 2017.Continue … Continue reading Gravity tests head-tracking, shoulder-mounted firearms on its jet suit

Smart riot gun refuses to fire if aimed at someone’s head

To reduce accidental deaths during civil disturbances, firearms manufacturer FN Herstal has developed a gun that not only fires less-than-lethal elastomer projectiles, it has a digital smart sight that can recognize human heads and refuse to fire at th… Continue reading Smart riot gun refuses to fire if aimed at someone’s head

On Alec Baldwin’s Shooting

We recently learned that Alec Baldwin is being charged with involuntary manslaughter for his accidental shooting on a movie set. I don’t know the details of the case, nor the intricacies of the law, but I have a question about movie props.

Why was an actual gun used on the set? And why were actual bullets used on the set? Why wasn’t it a fake gun: plastic, or metal without a working barrel? Why does it have to fire blanks? Why can’t everyone just pretend, and let someone add the bang and the muzzle flash in post-production?

Movies are filled with fakery. The …

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Robot dogs don’t look as cute with night-vision sniper rifles on board

You’ve seen Spot run. You’ve seen Spot jump. You’ve seen Spot do cute little booty-shaking dance routines. Now, see Spot fire lethal weapons. Sword Defense Systems has presented a precision rifle for robot dogs, capable of nailing targets 1.2 km (0.75 … Continue reading Robot dogs don’t look as cute with night-vision sniper rifles on board

Hacker dumps Guns.com database with customers, admin data

By Waqas
Among other sensitive data, the database includes Guns.com administrator, WordPress, and Cloud log in credentials in plain-text format.
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