The funding for this likely came from the city and surrounding counties, not the state government. And considering the violent crimes and gang related issues LA has, I'm sure the majority of the well-heeled tax paying citizens would rather put money into trying to fix things (efficacy debatable, I think) than, say,…

F-35 is multirole, F-22 Air Superiority. A 22 will outfly and outfight a 35 everyday. F-35 is designed to be able to take on many different armaments and mods. The Tippmann A-5 to air superiorities Tiberius Tac 4.

I stopped reading giz when I stopped seeing you as a regular commenter. :o

@Erik_says_this: I guess it's just force of habit for me.

@nigma.ed: Covert ops are ops we try to hide, to have as little noise as possible on. These are all evaluated before conducting on whether or not the risks of discovery outweigh the benefits of action.

And here I was, actually hoping for an ion cannon. I feel cheated.

@dsstrainer2: That's what I was thinking. Food and Drug Administration... And Lasers? FDAL?

@Erik_says_this: Alright, I misunderstood your original comment.

@Erik_says_this: How do you figure?

@Saboth: ... In theory. ;)

@Mpowered: I prefer to fly in my own F4-U. But a Learjet wouldn't be a bad change of pace. ;)

@wampyer: Often, they go via private, personal air transport. Different set of hoopla to deal with, I'm pretty sure.

@Curves: I love you.

@moonshadowkati: D'ya like dags?

@moonshadowkati: I was thinking the same thing.

@Phantom_Photon: I'm not debating on the possibility of breaking any of the objects, I'm just saying that the weight of the cannon has to be many, many times that of the projectile. And it still gets flipped around and thrown back.

@Phantom_Photon: The cannon looks to be made of brass - wouldn't it's weight be vastly superior to the tiny steel ball? I imagine that's why the recoil seems so little.

@HallaEks: I feel like half your fortune is probably more than any taxes you're not having to pay.

@That Guy: I try. ;)

@That Guy: What are you doing, asking for rational in depth investigations into possible effects of actions taken by corporations? You know they're all evil menacing beasts made up of devils. Definitely not organizations of people, many of whom people have met/seen on the street. Evil, faceless creatures who want only…