man-portable

• “There are over 20,000 manpads man-portable air-defense systems, commonly known as shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles, and the opposition has been able to secure a lot of this.”

  Voice of America: US Lawmakers Vent Frustrations About Libya

• “My point is that your stance of "any man-portable weapon can be owned by anyone without a criminal record" is politically unviable.”

  Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban

• “Nonetheless the general perception was a man-portable weapon.”

  Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban

• “Moreover, we can I think safely assume that they probably understood that technological changes would occur that would put new options on the table in the arena of man-portable firearms.”

  Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban

• “In addition, U.S. officials and defense experts have expressed concern that some of the estimated 20,000 man-portable surface-to-air missiles left behind by Col.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Libyans Loot Weapons From Desert Cache

• “I would never want to face a mad grizzly, but that load would be as adequate as anything else that is man-portable.”

  Best Elk Rifle?

• “Up on the bridge a man-portable mobile phone jammer was set up and the radio shack was secured and locked down.”

  Simon & Schuster: Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2

• “IR SAMs heat seekers are commonly referred to as handhelds or MANPADS because they are man-portable.”

  Simon & Schuster: A Nightmare’s Prayer

• “Most of the contemporary systems are man-portable, and operate in either the red (a semiconductor laser) or green (a DPSS laser) part of the electromagnetic spectrum.”

  Disturbing?

• “Indeed, PASS may be the first step towards a man-portable, tuneable laser weapon that could be used in both non-lethal and lethal modes.”

  DARPA Developing Defensive Plasma Shield | Impact Lab

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