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Re:Bill Gates calls for terror data debate by brk on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @10:06AM (#11159318)
How comes already there are no firearm firing sound detectors

There are: http://www.shotspotter.com/

Though results are mixed at best: https://www.cctvcambridge.org/DoesShotSpotterWork

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Re:Bill Gates calls for terror data debate by scotty79 on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @12:58PM (#11160827)
That's actually incredible idea for community hacker project.

Create loads of dirt cheap shotspotters with https://nurdspace.nl/ESP8266 plant them in your neighborhood. Make them report to community site so false positives could be eliminated by considering only simultaneous detection from nearby sensors.

Invite cops to use the site.

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Re:Bill Gates calls for terror data debate by tobylane on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @10:09AM (#11159339)
Similar results in Birmingham, UK (second city). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9497318...
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Re:Bill Gates calls for terror data debate by habosa on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @01:22PM (#11161031)
ShotSpotter helped the cops get to the scene of a shooting near my house in SF the other day.
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Re:Bill Gates calls for terror data debate by tylaw on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @12:50PM (#11160754)
I think OP meant that they don't have those armed with firearms that shoot back.
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