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The system will have to distinguish real firearms from other powder-actuated hardware. Otherwise it's going to become useless anywhere near a construction site.

But what if you shoot a person with a nail gun?



> But what if you shoot a person with a nail gun?

What if you stab a person with a knife?

It's off-topic. It was designed and built to detect gunshots from real guns.


I think the best way to distinguish between firearms and nail guns would be with a man in the loop listening to the sounds (which they appear to have). Construction doesn't sound like a firefight.




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