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aGameOfThrones
01-22-2012, 06:32 PM
As part of its ongoing effort to keep New York City safe, the NYPD has begun testing a new scanning device capable of detecting concealed firearms from a distance of about 16 feet. Developed in conjunction with the Department of Defense, the technology uses terahertz imaging detection to measure the radiation that humans naturally emit, and determine whether the flow of this radiation is impeded by a foreign object -- in this case, a gun. During a speech Tuesday, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the device shows "a great deal of promise as a way of detecting weapons without a physical search." Kelly went on to say that the technology would only be deployed under "reasonably suspicious circumstances(HAHAHAHAHAHAHA)," though some civil liberties activists are already expressing concerns.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/21/nypd-begins-testing-long-distance-gun-detector-as-alternative-to/

They're at airports, bus stations, train stations, highways and now when you're walking down the street.