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[d4diddy]

The bad news and the good news about the meth gun beta testing- what Griffin didn't say and what he said:

- It has NOT been reported that the MSHP has successfully identified trace quantities (invisble to the naked eye) of meth in the field, at a practical stand-off distance (with a practical scan footprint) and IN THE DAYTIME! LOL

- On the up beat... the Tucson canine unit brought in large crystals of meth into the lab where they were sucessfully indentified using the meth gun! The meth gun also identified the visible white powder lining the inside of the bag containing the large crystals and identified meth after a swab with taken of the surface.

IMO, if the meth gun can't reliable identify trace meth with a significant stand-off/scan footprint then it's going to be a very difficult sell. Certainly not a "unit in every squad car" just like Valimed will never be "a unit in every pharmacy".

Questions:

1. What is the average shoot time?

2. What is the practical stand-off distance/scan footprint?

3. Has the meth gun been capable of detecting trace quantities in the field comparable to a canine?

4. What has been the failure/success ratio during real world beta testing?