During the blitz in WW2 G.B. fired heavy artillary during air raids. It was utterly useless and never downed a single german bomber. It did make a big noise and comforted the civilian population. In all conflicts the aggressor is always by nature one step ahead of the defender. Poland had mounted lancers facing panzers because they worked very well during hundreds of years on the great european plain, oftentimes with Poland herself the aggressor. We have nuclear bombs. Nuclear bombs fail miserably against terrorist cells. We are playing catch up, and in many ways the government is making noise like those british cannons. It is to be expected. What we must never do, is unquestionably surrender freedom to our own government or corporations to deny external forces that same role. Posters to this thread and similar have stated their opinions, insults and inappropriate language sufficiently. Take it elsewhere.