Chicago And The Blast Proof Garbage Cans - The Firearms Forum

raven818 · 03-05-2012, 02:50 PM

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City looking to buy ‘blast resistant’ trash cans to guard against terrorism

Chicago is looking to purchase “blast resistant” trash containers to “eliminate or significantly reduce fatalities, injuries and structural failures” in the event of “terrorist bombs.”

New York City routinely removes its downtown garbage cans during the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square and other major events that have the potential to become terrorist targets.

But, it looks like Chicago has other plans as it prepares to play host to President Barack Obama and other world leaders during the NATO and G-8 Summits May 19 to 21 at McCormick Place.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration has issued a so-called “request for quotations” from companies interested in providing roughly 56 “blast resistant trash receptacles that would protect people, facilities and assets from various explosion effects.”

At the request of the city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications, the document specifically states, “Bomb mitigation requirements are increasing to protect people, facilities and assets from various explosion aftermath, including fireballs, energy overpressure and fragmentation all of which will likely result from terrorist bombs.”

The office’s executive director, Gary Schenkel, could not be reached for comment.

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The Chicago Sun-Times reported last month that Chicago Police officers facing off against protesters during the summits would be equipped with new face shields that fit comfortably over gas masks and include an air-tight seal to prevent officers from being blinded by liquids thrown at them.

The $193,461 emergency contract with Colorado-based Super Seer Corp. for the purchase of 3,057 shields marked the first use of the power granted to Emanuel to purchase goods and services for the summits — without City Council approval or competitive bidding — provided those items cannot be purchased under existing contracts.

Blast Proof Garbage Cans?

Ok, just for the sake of conversation, your a terrorist. You read in the paper and hear it on TV, the garbage cans are blast proof. So you imagine for a moment, do I really want to place my bombs in a blast proof garbage can?

( it stated the city is going to sell advertising space on those garbage cans )

Ok, back to being a terrorist again. Now, you know for sure, the garbage cans are blast proof, and have advertising all over them. So you think to yourself, do I really want to place my bombs in an immediately identifiable blast proof garbage can, that has advertising all over it?

whymememe · 03-05-2012, 03:01 PM

I always heard Chicago was a rough town. If I lived there I would move.

glens67 · 03-05-2012, 06:23 PM

NO NO you got it all wrong. The blast proof garbage cans are to protect Obamma. He just jumps into one.....

raven818 · 03-05-2012, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by glens67

NO NO you got it all wrong. The blast proof garbage cans are to protect Obamma. He just jumps into one.....

Sooooo much could be said. It's begging for a response. My hands are starting to cramp up. But...

norahc · 03-05-2012, 06:57 PM

Why don't they just pass a law stating that bombs are illegal, and if you want to own one you need to have a Bomb Owners Identification Card (BOID). They could also make it illegal for you to carry a bomb even if you have a BOID.

After all, if that philosophy is supposed to work with guns, then it should work with bombs, right?

/sarcasm

Gun Geezer · 03-05-2012, 07:02 PM

Better yet they could just put signs on all the garbage cans saying something like "No Bomb Zone" or "No Bombs Allowed". It works so well for guns and drugs. "Stupid is as stupid does"!

jstgsn · 03-05-2012, 08:03 PM

I'm confused....I'be been to Chicago and most of the trash isn't in a can....???

norahc · 03-05-2012, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jstgsn

I'm confused....I'be been to Chicago and most of the trash isn't in a can....???

It's been years since I've been there, but isn't the vast majority of it located in City Hall?

Walter Sobchak · 03-06-2012, 08:57 PM

so there are cans out there you can put bombs in and they dont explode. we should just put these cans over the roadside bombs our forces are fighting after all they are bomb proof this is a huge croc!

raven818 · 03-07-2012, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Walter Sobchak

so there are cans out there you can put bombs in and they dont explode. we should just put these cans over the roadside bombs our forces are fighting after all they are bomb proof this is a huge croc!

They do explode. I would imagine the intent of the cans were for law enforcement to put unexploded ones in to contain them.

cutter · 03-07-2012, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by norahc

Why don't they just pass a law stating that bombs are illegal, and if you want to own one you need to have a Bomb Owners Identification Card (BOID). They could also make it illegal for you to carry a bomb even if you have a BOID.

After all, if that philosophy is supposed to work with guns, then it should work with bombs, right?

/sarcasm

gvw3 · 03-07-2012, 07:37 PM

Chicago is actually a very clean city. One of the cleanest in the nation.

This is just a new way for Rohm (king of IL) to raise taxes. He finds a new way almost every week.

I read the G8 summit will be at camp David. That would be a sure riot in this city. NATO is still planed for Chicago. Could be 1968 all over again.

raven818 · 03-08-2012, 05:57 PM

I spent my time in boot camp there. Yes, it's clean to an extent, but where it's dirty, it's really dirty. I loved it while I was there.

Jerryboy · 03-09-2012, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by glens67

NO NO you got it all wrong. The blast proof garbage cans are to protect Obamma. He just jumps into one.....

he'd feel right at home

BillM · 03-09-2012, 08:03 AM

The solution is simple. Just make Chicago a "Bomb Free Zone".

Cheap, easy and effective---just put some signs up below the Welcome
to Chicago signs that say "No bombs allowed beyond this point".

Probably wouldn't cost more than $250,437.14.

That's $437.14 to print the signs and have some schmuck in public
works nail them up, and $250,000 in graft and kick-backs.

Problem solved. Hmmm---I wonder if this plan would work for Idiots?

Nah---there wouldn't be anybody left in Chicago.

03-05-2012, 03:01 PM	#2
whymememe Former Guest Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: FEMA Region IV Contributor Posts: 1,445	Re: Chicago And The Blast Proof Garbage Cans I always heard Chicago was a rough town. If I lived there I would move.

03-05-2012, 06:23 PM	#3
glens67 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Middleton, ID Contributor Posts: 951	Re: Chicago And The Blast Proof Garbage Cans NO NO you got it all wrong. The blast proof garbage cans are to protect Obamma. He just jumps into one..... __________________ The fish is rotting from the head down—all is not well at the top of the political hierarchy. "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." Albert Einstein There is nothing more dangerous than a fanatic moron. Many problems we face today are there because people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those who vote for a living. Molon Labe μολὼν λαβέ A Deo victoria Glen

03-05-2012, 07:02 PM	#6
Gun Geezer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,710	Re: Chicago And The Blast Proof Garbage Cans Better yet they could just put signs on all the garbage cans saying something like "No Bomb Zone" or "No Bombs Allowed". It works so well for guns and drugs. "Stupid is as stupid does"!

03-05-2012, 08:03 PM	#7
jstgsn Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Milford, Delaware Contributor Posts: 1,273	Re: Chicago And The Blast Proof Garbage Cans I'm confused....I'be been to Chicago and most of the trash isn't in a can....??? __________________ Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he will just kill you.

03-06-2012, 08:57 PM	#9
Walter Sobchak Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: The only state without concealed carry Posts: 6	Re: Chicago And The Blast Proof Garbage Cans so there are cans out there you can put bombs in and they dont explode. we should just put these cans over the roadside bombs our forces are fighting after all they are bomb proof this is a huge croc! __________________ YOUR OUT OF YOUR ELEMENT DONNIE

03-07-2012, 07:37 PM	#12
gvw3 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chicago IL Area Contributor Posts: 3,301	Re: Chicago And The Blast Proof Garbage Cans Chicago is actually a very clean city. One of the cleanest in the nation. This is just a new way for Rohm (king of IL) to raise taxes. He finds a new way almost every week. I read the G8 summit will be at camp David. That would be a sure riot in this city. NATO is still planed for Chicago. Could be 1968 all over again. __________________ Criminals advocate stronger gun laws to foster a safer work environment. This limits their exposure to risk.

03-08-2012, 05:57 PM	#13
raven818 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jax, Fl. Contributor Posts: 4,423	Re: Chicago And The Blast Proof Garbage Cans I spent my time in boot camp there. Yes, it's clean to an extent, but where it's dirty, it's really dirty. I loved it while I was there. __________________ Firearms and Salt Water Fishing Retired 42 Years LEO

03-09-2012, 08:03 AM	#15
BillM V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Amity Orygun Posts: 380	Re: Chicago And The Blast Proof Garbage Cans The solution is simple. Just make Chicago a "Bomb Free Zone". Cheap, easy and effective---just put some signs up below the Welcome to Chicago signs that say "No bombs allowed beyond this point". Probably wouldn't cost more than $250,437.14. That's $437.14 to print the signs and have some schmuck in public works nail them up, and $250,000 in graft and kick-backs. Problem solved. Hmmm---I wonder if this plan would work for Idiots? Nah---there wouldn't be anybody left in Chicago.