[Milsurplus] Blood n Guts

[J. Forster]

> Hmmm, I mentioned talking on the phone, not drinking or texting.
>
> Many studies disagree that talking on the phone adds significant risk.
> Yet, some drivers just can't handle it at all.

Studies I've seen show roughly the same effect of texting or drinking.

> What I'm saying is that your position that it should result in the same
> penalty
> as drinking is inconsistent with your strong objection to laws which
> overrule
> our personal choice, especially when it is far from clear the law would
be the best choice for everyone.

No. If you choose to drink yourself into a stupor at home or elsewhere, I
don't give a damn as you dont endanger OTHERS. Not so if you drive (or
boat or fly)

> Whose opinion do you use to make laws?
>
> I know I certainly object to the regulations calling for the destruction
> of modern surplus green radio gear.

Actually, I don't care much about modern commo gear. I do object to COTS
test gear.

> Someone made the call that the risk of it
> being obtained by someone who would harm us (or perhaps that happening on
> their watch and being blamed for it by the opposition party) is more
> valuable than the benefit to people like us who played a part paying for
> it!

The 'paying for it' is specious. Do the numbers. I doubt you or my
lifetime contribution to a radio, any radio, would be more than $1.00.

If I were a baddie, I'd buy a COTS Icom or something. If Al Queda wants to
talk to someone remote, they'd use commercial networks.

The only things I'd worry about are NV gear, MANPADS, and CW or BW.

Far more US military have been killed w/ stolen uniforms, etc. than by any
hi-tech stuff.

YMMV,

-John

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