From:	David Loewenstern <loewenst@*********.RUTGERS.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Gun cameras
Date:	Fri, 15 Jan 93 13:16:50 GMT

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Why do I think you should be joking?

1. Why bother with a trigger? If the gun can tell _you_ when to fire,
why not just have it fire itself?
1a. If the gun, not the gunner, determines when to pull the trigger,
then what does firearms skill do?
1b. Fire blind. Walk into a room full of opponents _with your eyes
closed_ and tell the gun to shoot everyone. After all, it doesn't
need you to aim. And those guys with flashpacks thought they were so
smart...
1c. Even if you bought the idea that you would trust a gun to fire
itself, why on earth would it trigger your brain to fire itself? Does
an autopilot work by triggering your brain to turn the wheel?
2. What level of AI would a gun need to determine which of the 2000
things in the room is the target?
3. What the heck do you do if the gun targets the wrong person?
3a. Great line for the gun-control folks: "The gun automatically
triggers his brain to fire the weapon. Who is really in charge?" 8^)

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