Re: The gun goofball philosophy ;-)

[Andrew Swallow]

Paul J. Adam wrote:
{snip}

>
> Where confusion may have crept in is from confusion of categories: "The
> police estimate that there are some four million air weapons in
> circulation" (same document). Someone reads that, sees "four million
> weapons" and we're off...
>

Four million *air* weapons I can believe. My father used to
have one. Fired a single small pellet. Since it was air powered
and not explosive powered it probably would not pierce your skin.
So basically a toy.

Andrew Swallow

[edi...@netpath.net]

On Jan 3, 4:50 pm, Andrew Swallow <am.swal...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> Four million *air* weapons I can believe.  My father used to
> have one.  Fired a single small pellet.  Since it was air powered
> and not explosive powered it probably would not pierce your skin.
> So basically a toy.

Shows how little you know! I once killed a mole in the backyard with
a "mere" Crosman air rifle; the pellet went in one side - and out the
other. That was after shooting straight through LOTS of empty soda
cans with it for target practice.
Some kid near here got killed several years ago in an accidental
shooting with an air rifle when the pellet hit him in the chest.

http://www.Internet-Gun-Show.com - your source for hard-to-find stuff!

[Morton Davis]

"Andrew Swallow" <am.sw...@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition carried air guns capable of bringing down a
deer - in case their gunpowder got wet.

[Andrew Swallow]

They was designed to be a proper weapons. The anti-gun campaigners
appear to have been cooking the books by including target practice
toys. I suspect that there is a big difference in air pressure and
pellet speed.

Andrew Swallow