Do you really think you wouldn't go to jail for aiming that thing at someone? The police don't care if it's not a real rifle, the same as they wouldn't care if you aimed a realistic looking squirtgun at someone on the highway. As far as they're concerned, if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, you're threatening someone with a duck.
The beauty of the sniper rig is that you're not SUPPOSED to be -seen-.
Besides, if you can do this with a sniper rifle, you can do it with gear that looks like a telephoto rig. While it won't look less suspicious, it will appear less malicious.
At least in The United States of Ashcroft you'd only be charged with attempted murder for pointing a sniper-rifle-looking thing at someone.
If you were to point a camera at someone instead, you'd be arrested for "casing a national security threat" and held indefinitely without bail until they decided to execute you.
The police don't care if it's not a real rifle, the same as they wouldn't care if you aimed a realistic looking squirtgun at someone on the highway.
Very true. Most states use the "resonable person" test for this. If the reasonable person would think that it's a weapon, then it is prosecuted as such. This is why guys who stick up 7-11s with toy guns still get still get charged with armed robbery.
Not to mention, even after they figure out what you're really trying to do with it, you're still left doing some serious explaining. I don't think a lame excuse like "My phone wasn't getting good enough reception, so I'm trying to bounce my call off another phone with a better antenna!" is gonna cut it....
(I guess they should be glad my 2 year old daughter has no say in things. She still thinks my stuffed Tux penguin is a duck, and most birds in my lawn get called "duck!" too.)
A funny old guy at my work told me a story that reminds me of this a lot.
I guess when he was young, President Truman came through town. I'm not exactly sure of his motives but he probably didn't have access to a TV at this time. Anyway.... When the president's motorcaid got within reasonable distance from his house he grabbed his dads rifle and ran up to the roof of the house. He then proceeded to point the rifle at the president as his car passed by serval blocks away. Of couse his intention was to look t
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What, so instead of "Fucking tool" it now will mean "Fucking tool who's in jail for aiming a sniper rifle at someone"?
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People who don't read the article should be modded down into oblivion...
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Besides, if you can do this with a sniper rifle, you can do it with gear that looks like a telephoto rig. While it won't look less suspicious, it will appear less malicious.
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If you were to point a camera at someone instead, you'd be arrested for "casing a national security threat" and held indefinitely without bail until they decided to execute you.
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Very true. Most states use the "resonable person" test for this. If the reasonable person would think that it's a weapon, then it is prosecuted as such. This is why guys who stick up 7-11s with toy guns still get still get charged with armed robbery.
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(I guess they should be glad my 2 year old daughter has no say in things. She still thinks my stuffed Tux penguin is a duck, and most birds in my lawn get called "duck!" too.)
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A guy threatened me with a duck once. ONCE!
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You're right, they might shoot first and ask questions later.
Any moron who actually does this in public deserves the Darwin award they get.
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I guess when he was young, President Truman came through town. I'm not exactly sure of his motives but he probably didn't have access to a TV at this time. Anyway.... When the president's motorcaid got within reasonable distance from his house he grabbed his dads rifle and ran up to the roof of the house. He then proceeded to point the rifle at the president as his car passed by serval blocks away. Of couse his intention was to look t