Concealed weapon detector

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And any business that chose to use that would get a big "F-that!" and I'd never set foot in their door. If was was hassled while being fully within the law, and they did not have a no-guns sign, I'd own them in a lawsuit.

BTW, all it would take would be a gun in a metallized mylar bag or in a fully-enclosed holster with a metal mesh layer between the leather to make this completely useless. Even a deep-pocket Smartcarry with a foil-bag lining between the denim would work.

If malls want people to not need to carry guns, they need to provide armed, licensed bodyguards to escort every shopper to and from their cars.
 
I think it would be very good humor to walk by a scanner like this, carrying lots of assorted "odd" items positioned (duct taped) to different parts of your body.
You know...get HAL-9000 confused a bit....watch em smoke a little...:D Then when HAL-9000 is really confused, pack a Paslode IMCT loaded with 3" ringshanks inside my waistband, hanging on it's little belt clip, and slowly stroll by the sensor......:D :D Yup, could be fun.
 
So it detects distinct electromagnetic resonances... any chance of mistaking a tupperware container in my lunch for a glock :D
 
"Convenience stores will find this technology just as useful because it warns a cashier that someone is walking in with a weapon before an altercation can occur," said Novak.
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Yeah - I can't see the corner 7-11 shelling out the bucks for this. It's cheaper to hire another clerk at minimum wage and pay the insurance premiums.
 
In order to picture an item in detail the "observing" radiation needs to be of a shorter wavelength than the details of the object to be defined. As the article says "millimeter radiation" is used. Microwave radiation - mmmm.

Since the radiated power will probably have to be fairly low, and its strength reduces as the square of the distance from the transmitter, the radiation detectors will need to be fairly sensitive. This is always the weak part of a longer range system. Then you need a computer algorithm that will decode the received signals.

This is something on the lines of a MRI scan but I guess there are going to be significant technical problems to be solved.

I wonder how much this idea will cost the TSA before it becomes operational or it is scrapped.
 
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