Detection of Muzzle Blast and Flash
Systems to detect muzzle blast with microphones and triangulate the location where the shots were fired are commercially available, and have been installed in many high crime areas of large cities. These gunshot location systems provide a fairly precise location of the source of a shot fired outdoors—99% to within 33 feet (10m) or better—and can provide it to police within seconds of the shot being fired.
Muzzle flashes create distinct signatures that can be located using infrared imaging technology. In fact, technology is being developed to detect enemy muzzle flashes before the projectile reaches its target.
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—Bible: Hebrew, Deuteronomy 25:4.
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Where are the captains that govern mankind?
What tears down a tree that has nothing within it?
A blast of wind, O a marching wind,
March wind, and any old tune,
March march and how does it run.”
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