Kelly: NYPD tests new gun-detection device
Photo credit: NYPD | New technology being tested by the NYPD displays the image of an off-duty cop at the Rodman's Neck range that reveals the concealed gun on his hip. (Jan. 23, 2013)
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly speaks The NYPD is testing a new state-of-the art device that will allow officers to detect firearms through the use of natural background radiation emitted by people, Commissioner Ray Kelly said Wednesday.
The vehicle-mounted scanner, provided by the federal Department of Defense, was delivered to the NYPD last week. It uses natural energy known as "terahertz" to reveal a concealed weapon by sensing...
