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Old Aug 5, 2007, 12:23 am
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Originally Posted by DCA TSO
Forget MANPADS, it seems to me the real threat is from .50 cal guns.

http://www.50caliberterror.com/index2.html
The rifles are also much cheaper than MANPADS. So why doesn't our government (and pretty much every other government) use .50 cal rifles instead of MANPADs?

I'm pro-gun control ("the right to bear arms": why doesn't the NRA support my right to MANPADS? The 2nd amendment makes no distinction), but give me a break.
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