Pistols at dawn
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9 February 2006
As world leaders join together in the ongoing war against terrorism, PC and server manufacturer Dell may be taking its patriotic responsibilities a little too far.
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In February 2002, however, this strategy backfired when the boss of Pennsylvania-based company Weigand Combat Handguns attempted to order a laptop computer.
Jack Weigand placed his order over the telephone, only for it to be cancelled several days later by Dell's export department. "They told me they were afraid I would use the computer for illegal purposes," said Weigand. "If computers are dangerous, the scary thing is I could have just walked into [US computer store] Best Buy and bought one."
