Tesla ray gun

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Original poster: Esondrmn@xxxxxxx 

In the latest issue of Discover magazine (Feb. 2007) there is an 
article on future weapons that have been talked about for many 
years.  One section is on Ray Guns.  Here is a quote from the article:
"Companies like Ionatron and Xtreme Alternative Defense Systems have 
developed competing zap guns.  Both weapons use pulsed lasers to 
create a conductive path in the air away from the gun's barrel and 
then use a simple Tesla coil to generate a painful bolt of 
electricity.  Both rifles are the size of a briefcase, weigh 25 
pounds, and can shoot electricity wildly at 12 feet or consistently 
at 4 feet.  Occasionally, the flashing purple discharge kicks back 
and lashes the bejesus out of the poor guy holding the gun."

Ed Sonderman