What is everyone's position on...

[LiberatedUSA]

…the legality of phased plasma rifles in the 40-watt range? Should civilians even be allowed to use that high of wattage for their plasma rifles? Do the deer have force fields? What about licensing and registration? Perhaps NFA?

[jpak]

1. I'll be back

[rsdsharp]

2. Take off and nuke 'em from orbit.

It’s the only way to be sure.

[TygrBright]

3. Nah, nukes are messy. Just use the Jewish Space Lasers. n/t

[yagotme]

4. (Scanning programming for proper response)

"Go "you-know-what" yourself..."

(Movie quote, not mine.)

[Dial H For Hero]

5. It would be perfectly legal, as there are no regulations regarding devices that shoot plasma.

On a somewhat related note, there is now a gauss rifle for sale on the open market!



The EMG-01B. $1,250 and it's yours. Granted, it only has roughly the power of a Red Ryder BB gun, but someone had to build the first one!

[LiberatedUSA]

6. Interesting.

Gotta start somewhere, I guess. I’ll pass and look back in on this in a decade; assuming we are all still here.

[petronius]

7. The only people who need "phased" plasma are mall shooters and guys with tiny weenies

Our grandfathers were perfectly happy with un-phased plasma, and they beat the nazzies for chrissakes!





(It's funny, I've always remembered that quote as "40 mega-watt" - but a quick google search suggests 40 watt really is actually a lot more reasonable from an energy perspective. And is the correct quote, obviously...)