Oh yes. LART choices. This is meant to provoke thoughtful discussion on the merits of various types of LARTs and their respective strengths and weaknesses.

For simplicity, we'll split them up into three groups: Compound/Other LARTs, Blunt LARTs, and Edged LARTs.

Compound LARTs:
1. Crossbow
  Nothing says "Don't fuck with me" like seeing someone get nailed to the far wall with a crossbow bolt. Especially a flaming bolt. However, this can be somewhat messy, especially if an artery is severed. (Luckily enough, the bolt does act somewhat like a plug, holding a good bit of the blood in, but some can still leak out...)
2. Firearms
  Effective, but without subtlety. Can be very noisy, and VERY messy. Easily obtainable in some places; completely illegal in others. Depends on your country of residence.
3. Explosive devices
  Lack of subtlety is legendary, extremely noisy, and extremely messy. On the other hand, it does have a certain appeal to it, especially for the more destructive-minded among us. Be sure to have appropriately shielded computers though.
4. Electrical devices
  Subtle, clean (unless the luser loses bladder/bowel control), quiet, and most importantly, adjustable to your needs. Lethality is easily obtainable, as is its more useful cousin for training, pain and humiliation. RC shock collars are especially fun. Ditto for tasers and stun guns. This comes recommended highly, although it does require a higher skill level than other LARTs.
5. Chemicals
  This area is wide and varied. From nerve gas to Mace to tranquilizer darts to laxatives, there's something in this field for every taste. Lethal or non-lethal, this group is restricted only by your imagination (and a few paragraphs of the Geneva convention, I think) This group is quiet, subtle, and clean, and best of all, has very little chance of damaging the computer hardware. Highly recommended.
6. Other
  This group includes things like radiation devices, biological agents, hired assassins/bouncers/etc., and many others as well. Use your imagination; see where it leads you.
Edged LARTs:
(Caveat - these are quite messy, as they're primarily used for severing body parts. Make sure no valuable electronic device is in the path of the blood spray, and ensure that another luser flunkie is standing by to clean up, or at least have a fire hose handy.)
1. Japanese-style katana
  Favorite of the feudal samurai ruling class in ancient Japan, and still used even today, this traditional sword is kept at a razor edge, able to slice through even the densest and gristliest knucklehead. Light, easy to use, and quite lethal, this is capable of reducing your luser problem to quivering, bloody sushi! Recommended.
2. Double-edged broadsword
  Used by the knights in Europe primarily for cleaving upstart peasants in half, this has been relegated to history, although a few good samples still do exist. This one is heavy, and requires a good bit of physical strength to wield properly. Still, for pure crushing/cleaving power, it can't be matched by anything.
  NB - The flat edge makes a good tool for slapping someone upside the head
3. Throwable edged objects
  Throwing daggers are good, although I understand some good results have been obtained through the use of throwing stars. Although requiring substantial dexterity to use properly, once mastered, these can serve your needs quite well.
4. Scottish edged weapons
  I'm sorry, but these deserve a nod just for their sheer bloody-minded enthusiasm. Lochaber axes and claymores are two examples that come to mind. These can inspire fear just by looking at them; something about a pair of blood-stained lochabers hanging on the wall behind one's desk just doesn't say "Ask me an idiotic Windows 95/Netscape question"... Highly recommended.
5. Knives/stilettos
  Small, easily concealed, and amazingly useful, these are available virtually anywhere in the world (some are even throwable; see 3. above). While they are less imposing than some of the other weapons, they can be quite lethal, especially if the luser hasn't been trained in disarming people. Good for beginners.
Blunt LARTs:
1. Baseball bats
  Easily mistaken for a harmless sporting item, and then... WHACK! Available anywhere on the planet. Not very subtle, but then, bludgeons usually aren't...
2. Police-style retractable metal baton
  This one is one of my personal favorites, along with a cousin, the retractable spring metal baton (good for welts, broken bones, and bruises). Portable in the extreme, and easily concealable. Recommended.
3. 2x4
  About as basic as one can get. Easily modifiable to one's tastes; cut to size, sand to desired thickness, add nails/screws/holes for added pain/etc. Cheap as all getout, but not too durable. Good for beginners.
4. Connex
  This is the generic term for a large trailer, usually dragged behind a semi. Requires a crane and a load (VMS documentation works excellently) but well-worth it, as the lusers can, once LARTed, be removed from the premises with a garden hose. (NB - this word has been 'verbed', to wit: "connex, to connex: To be crushed by a connex, as in 'The crane cable broke, and he got connexed.'")
5. Rebar
  Available in a plethora of lengths and thicknesses, this is second only to the 2x4 in variability. However, it proves even more useful, being made of steel for extra toughness, and thinner as well, for a better grip and higher force concentration. Recommended.
6. Shillelaghs
  An Irish invention, IIRC, it is a large pine knot, hollowed out and filled with lead. Brutal, and steeped in history. Heavy, and hard to make but quite powerful. A good LART for experts.
7. Quarterstaff
  Infinitely useful in the hands of an expert. In either its oaken English version, or rattan/bamboo Asian version, these have been used by martial artists for centuries. This one and all its variants are good for experts.
8. Escrima sticks
  Ferdinand Magellan was killed by an escrimador with rattan sticks. With such a pedigree, how can they NOT be considered in any in-depth study of LARTs? Light, fast, and utterly ordinary-looking, these can be used to good effect by someone with the proper training. Good for experts.

I'm sure there are many more LARTs, but time and space forbid me from placing them all here. Thoughts and new ideas are always appreciated, though.

All this is courtesy of Theron Bair, a random person on the net. This is his .sig of the time.

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"Nothing lethal; just enough to make them     Theron Bair, Network Peon-Admin
 twitch wildly and scream.  It would be fun." and Electronic God-In-Training
 -Dogbert, on fools and LARTs                 Alaska Branch, World Dominators
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