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Re:A way to measure gun violence in America by NoMoreNicksLeft on Sunday April 24, 2016 @05:45PM (#11561500)
What's the cheapest device one could build that isn't a firearm, but could reproduce the sound of a gunshot with enough fidelity to fool this thing? Bonus if it can do a nice AK-47 machine gun sound or something like that.

Assume that the device requires electricity. It probably should be wifi-connected, so that if you can get it close enough to a Starbucks or something, you can control it remotely. Should ideally be small and unobtrusive so that it's not easily spotted. Shouldn't need any refillable fuels.

Would be fun to put the plans up on the net so that many people would build and field these.

Re:A way to measure gun violence in America by fiatmoney on Sunday April 24, 2016 @07:24PM (#11561811)
In most jurisdictions, one can order full-auto blank guns that are not firearms. It would usually be illegal to fire them in a city.

https://www.blank-guns-depot.com/blank-firing-guns-store/cat...

Re:A way to measure gun violence in America by hga on Sunday April 24, 2016 @06:04PM (#11561574)
Not sure how much they sound like guns, but there's a whole field of scaring off birds from farms, see e.g. http://www.birdcontrolpro.com/propane_cannons.htm
Re:A way to measure gun violence in America by mindslight on Sunday April 24, 2016 @06:48PM (#11561721)
How about existing home theatre systems, ideally several working together to create a false triangulation.