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I don't think the police would appreciate it if you started firing off guns in the middle of the city. It would be a far better use of everyone's time and money
by astrodust 9y ago
I don't think the police would appreciate it if you started firing off guns in the middle of the city. It would be a far better use of everyone's time and money to just set traps. Are you thinking people would pitch tents and wait for rats to show up so they could shoot them? That seems harder than setting traps and checking in a day later.
- dsfyu404ed 9y ago>I don't think the police would appreciate it if you started firing off guns in the middle of the city. We're talking on the order of a hammer on steel here. I was under the impression. trapping was happening indoors. Go somewhere you know there will be rats, pop a few, toss them in a bucket, wash rinse repeat. Depending on who the research is being done under it would only take a call to whatever department (probably something having to do with trash) you want the undergrads to tag along with for a shift to collect rats. >That seems harder than setting traps and checking in a day later. Going to where you know rats will be once to shoot them is easier than going twice to set and retrieve traps.
- astrodust 9y agoRats aren't just sitting around waiting to be shot. They're very cautious and often hard to spot. Where you can see them scurrying about there's often lots of people and other distractions, equipment or other obstacles that would make shooting them impractical. I don't think the NYC subway crew would take too kindly to people shooting up their equipment to get rats.
- brohee 9y agoYou can shoot rats with an airgun, I don't think he suggested firearms...