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Posted: 1/2/2002 5:58:34 AM EDT
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In Philadelphia we had one moron shooting into the sky and when the police chased him down and arrested him they found out there was already an arrest warrant out for him on murder charges.
I wonder how he passed the NICS check? |
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Posted: 1/2/2002 8:33:33 AM EDT
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I thought if a bullet was shot staright up it would not come down with that much force. Or was the media messing up the facts again?
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Posted: 1/2/2002 8:41:43 AM EDT
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A bulle will fall with an acceleration of 9.8m/s squared. It will not be falling at 1000ft/s or more like the media always suggests... [rolleyes]
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Posted: 1/2/2002 8:51:17 AM EDT
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In a vacuum, a bullet fired into the air at ground level will rise(duh), then fall and strike the ground at the same velocity that it left the ground (muzzle) with.
We aren't in a vacuum though. The speed of a falling bullet will depend on its terminal velocity in the current atmospheric conditions. Still plenty fast enough to kill anyone though. I think anyone firing a gun into the air in even a remote area is an idiot. If you really have to shoot to celibrate, shoot the ground or something... |
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Posted: 1/2/2002 8:59:54 AM EDT
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A bullet reaches 0 velocity, then falls down and starts accelerating from the pull of gravity, its speed is determined by the final height - the effect of friction, Saddam during the air raids over Bagdad had everyone shopot in the air, I think the damage from their own bullets was more than the bombs.
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Posted: 1/2/2002 9:22:03 AM EDT
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Large bullets are dangerous when falling. If you are going to shoot into the air use a bullet that is 50 grains or less.
A .22 LR is not dangerous, but a .308 is, when shot upward at a >60 degree angle. By dangerous, I mean serious wounds. A falling .22 would cause a nasty bruise. |
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Posted: 1/4/2002 8:32:13 AM EDT
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I saw a similar story on the news the other night. From what they were saying, almost all the nearly 120 guns confiscated were
A) Confiscated from people with past criminal record B) Illegally owned (ie most likely stolen or straw man purchased) and a good number were C) unregistered Class III (including at least one illegally converted full auto) And this in one of the most firearm-restrictive cities in the country. Yup, that gun control is working really well. [rolleyes] |
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Posted: 1/4/2002 8:40:12 AM EDT
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I some times fire off the shotgun --hot load with no shot and my neighbor fires off his black powder rifle with just a wad --no bullet alot of muzzle flash and noise maybe the danger of staring a fire but no stray bullets flying around.
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