Re: End of the M16

"pyotr filipivich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> And lo, it came about, that on 22 Nov 2003 20:10:34 -0700 in
talk.politics.guns
> , Melissa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was inspired to utter:
>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/w5r9
> >>
> >> The good news is they've figured out that the M-16 is too big for
> >> mechanized infantry. The bad news is the only currently available
> >> alternative is the M4....the same mechanism with a shorter barrel.
> >
> >They should go to the AK-47. :-)
> >
> >But they probably won't. Instead they'll spend billions on research and
> >then probably come up with a new rifle that costs $10,000 each, and
outfit
> >them all with it. And of course then flaws will come up with that.
>
> It will be designed by a committee and vetted by the "Ofensensitivity
> Coalition" to make sure it doesn't look "evil".  I see Day-glo colors,
audible
> indicators if the gun is not in a safe mode, a bell to warn you when you
have
> fired the last bullet in the ten round magazine, a GPS device and a
joystick to
> select targeting options.  Oh yes, and it doesn't have a loud report (so
as to
> not damage the hearing of bystanders.)
> It will be safe.
>
> tschus
> pyotr
>
Hmmmmm........  you forgot to specify that it must not actually injure or
harm a targeted enemy, but rather encourage said targeted individual to
cease resistance and surrender.  I believe something which would drop
$1,000,000 at their feet, with a case of beer and a scantilly clad beach
bunny ought to do it.
    Cheers,
Jack B  *USA*