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Powder residue, gun oil perhaps.....I reckon you could probably train a Spaniel to sniff out firearms. 

 

EDIT - Apparently you can and it's being done with increasing frequency:

 

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When it comes to pet dogs, it’s unlikely that they will be able to sense a firearm that is in a home. However, as there are dogs that can sniff out things such as drugs, bodies, and bombs, a dog can be trained to sniff out firearms.  Dogs that can sniff out firearms are becoming more and more popular to help police officers keep places such as airports safe. These dogs are trained in a specific way, so that they can sniff out and sense firearms and then alert their handlers to the location or the person who has them.

 

 

https://wagwalking.com/sense/can-dogs-smell-firearms

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9 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said:

Powder residue, gun oil perhaps.....I reckon you could probably train a Spaniel to sniff out firearms. 

 

EDIT - Apparently you can and it's being done with increasing frequency:

 

 

https://wagwalking.com/sense/can-dogs-smell-firearms

And I'll trust that about as much as I trust the "drug dog". Too much chance of them being influenced by handler's behavior, and too much potential for false positives/evidence chicanery.

 

"Warrant on a leash"

 

 

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Normal drug sniffing dogs have been doing this for ages. I got pulled out of class because I had a jacket in the back of my truck with powder burns on it. Dog sniffed it out in the parking lot. I had to be present to open up my truck.

 

Though technically, I could have just refused and there wouldn't have been much they could have done legally. But hey that's not a fight I felt like fighting as a 16 year old. 

 

However, when do kids store guns at school? Usually the shooter walks in and starts blasting. Meaning what? The dog is barking "He has a gun!" as he's shooting up a classroom?

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35 minutes ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

Normal drug sniffing dogs have been doing this for ages. I got pulled out of class because I had a jacket in the back of my truck with powder burns on it. Dog sniffed it out in the parking lot. I had to be present to open up my truck.

 

Though technically, I could have just refused and there wouldn't have been much they could have done legally. But hey that's not a fight I felt like fighting as a 16 year old. 

 

However, when do kids store guns at school? Usually the shooter walks in and starts blasting. Meaning what? The dog is barking "He has a gun!" as he's shooting up a classroom?

The whole concept is absurd, and is just another example of the slow erosion of rights in the name of "safety". 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said:

You don't trust dogs to detect cancer then I guess.....Presumably the clinicians must somehow be signalling that cancer cells are present in the patient (even thought they wouldn't know).  :rolleyes:

 

 

 

 

Apples and oranges, but in the same basket. 

One is part of a methodical system of investigation and detection, and the other is an easy way to circumvent that pesky fourth amendment. 

You'll note that the dog is not the sole method of detection in the case of "cancer sniffing". it is still very much experimental, and likely will never be the sole detector. 

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20 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said:

You don't trust dogs to detect cancer then I guess.....Presumably the clinicians must somehow be signalling that cancer cells are present in the patient (even thought they wouldn't know).  :rolleyes:

 

 

 

 

There are enough random variables in cancer treatment and detection as it is. Adding another layer is silly. 

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TBH, the obvious problem for 'Gun Sniffer Dogs' in an armed society will probably be sensory overload.....The dog is playing 'find the smell, get the ball', but it can't easily** distinguish between the 'friendly firearms' of law enforcement etc. and those of an intruder.

 

** I reckon this could be done, but the work would be massive and the dogs would need to be very special indeed.....Concealed carry permit holders would still have a few issues though.

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10 hours ago, Sgt.Squarehead said:

TBH, the obvious problem for 'Gun Sniffer Dogs' in an armed society will probably be sensory overload.....The dog is playing 'find the smell, get the ball', but it can't easily** distinguish between the 'friendly firearms' of law enforcement etc. and those of an intruder.

 

** I reckon this could be done, but the work would be massive and the dogs would need to be very special indeed.....Concealed carry permit holders would still have a few issues though.

And I could completely fuck with them by merely fertilizing my veggy garden, and forgetting to wash my hands.

 

2 minutes ago, Sturgeon said:

 

Um... How did they manage to make the closure of the machine gun registry sound like deregulation of firearms?

Reasons.  

Getting most people to really understand how thouroughly illegal the Hughes amendment was would take an act of God.

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1 minute ago, Meplat said:

And I could completely fuck with them by merely fertilizing my veggy garden, and forgetting to wash my hands.

 

Given the typical reactions of your police in situations of perceived threat, I'm not sure that triggering false positives with gun sniffer dogs would be an entirely wise policy.  ;)

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Just now, Sgt.Squarehead said:

 

Given the typical reactions of your police in situations of perceived threat, I'm not sure that triggering false positives with gun sniffer dogs would be an entirely wise policy.  ;)

 

I reckon Meplat has dealt with American police, oh, infinitely more than you have.

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1 minute ago, Sturgeon said:

 

It certainly didn't follow the intended path for passing a law, no.

Hahah! IT WAS ILLEGAL!

I watched the fuckbags shove it through.  I wish I still had the tape of it.

 

1 minute ago, Sgt.Squarehead said:

 

Given the typical reactions of your police in situations of perceived threat, I'm not sure that triggering false positives with gun sniffer dogs would be an entirely wise policy.  ;)

it is when I am wearing nothing but a pair of briefs and bunny slippers, with a semi-inflated condom pulled over my head... At that point it becomes high comedy.

 

1 minute ago, Sturgeon said:

 

I reckon Meplat has dealt with American police, oh, infinitely more than you have.

I'm even related to far too many.  That aside, "yes". Hence my utter loathing for federal  "officers" and law enforcement.

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