New Security System Uses AI to Shoot Criminals With Paintballs

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A new home security system that uses AI-driven smart tracking to shoot potential intruders with paintballs might sound like something out of a Home Alone reboot set in the future. But it could be a reality soon if folks on Kickstarter get their way. The big question that’s still unanswered is whether it’s legal.

How the US Army refined its battle-tested, controversial M4 Carbine for modern combat

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A close up shot of a US Marine firing an M4A1 carbine
A US Marine fires an M4A1 carbine at a live-fire training in Barira, Philippines.

US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter

Here's how the polarizing M16 or AR-15 rifle went from a symbol of America's lost war in Vietnam to being owned by about 16 million Americans in 70 years

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Reporter Betsy Halstead stands on the bed of a truck holding an M16 automatic rifle
Reporter Betsy Halstead learns how to fire an M16 automatic rifle during the Vietnam War in 1965.

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