Early "smart gun" technology
The lanyard is early "smart gun" technology, by which a Brit soldier can say "Give me that!" and retrieve his weapon with a smart yank on the lanyard.
It's a lot less complicated than the biometric schemes that have been advanced.
-AaronB
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- Brits replacing Hi-Powere with Glock 17... -
pokynojoe,
2013-01-11, 06:37
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- I am certainly looking forward... -
Brian A,
2013-01-11, 09:12
- don't bet on it... -
D Sikes,
2013-01-11, 10:08
- And throw a big party and dance around gleefully while - stonewalrus, 2013-01-11, 11:56
- AMEN, brother . . . - Kentucky, 2013-01-11, 10:16
- I am certainly looking forward... - Charles, 2013-01-11, 14:19
- don't bet on it... -
D Sikes,
2013-01-11, 10:08
- will they ever have to actually use them? -
bj,
2013-01-11, 20:46
- They did pretty dang good shooting Iraqi and Talibon and - Rob Leahy, 2013-01-11, 21:04
- lanyards were mandatory when I was in the sandbox -
mcassill,
2013-01-11, 22:51
- Glurks all have a hole for a suicide strap... er lanyard... -
Rob Leahy,
2013-01-12, 00:08
- Gee, I allus thought . . . - Kentucky, 2013-01-12, 15:01
- I used to have EVERYTHING tied down (except hand - Hobie, 2013-01-12, 12:16
- Glurks all have a hole for a suicide strap... er lanyard... -
Rob Leahy,
2013-01-12, 00:08
- Early "smart gun" technology -
AaronB,
2013-01-12, 10:05
- "There must be 50 ways to lose your shooter" - Catoosa, 2013-01-12, 20:38
- I am certainly looking forward... -
Brian A,
2013-01-11, 09:12