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Gun owners and NRA on same page?
"thunder" wrote in message t... On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:19:35 -0500, Harry wrote: thunder wrote: On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:00:20 -0500, I am Tosk wrote: In article , says... Or did I not pay enough for my gun? Or maybe some bullet fell through a roof somewhere and we're off and running again (that's a really bizarre story). Or? Yeah, the mythbusters did a whole thing on it. They found it to be a myth but admitted they had interviewed doctors in the middle east who say they have cases of falling bullets killing people. I have to wonder how a bullet falling so slow could come through a roof (becoming distorted) and then enter a head so far as to not be seen until an autopsy. I would believe a ricochet from inside, or a direct shot during a disturbance more. Something fishy there in my mind... A falling bullet is one thing, there's not much power there, but a bullet shot at something less than 45 degrees, could easily kill someone quite a distance away. Uh...I would dispute the "finding" that a bullet falling towards the earth after being fired "straight up" has "not much power." I have seen a falling bullet hit the roof of a metal storage building and go right on through. I'm sure there are legitimate reports of deaths and serious injuries resulting from bullets fired into the air. I'm sure there are. I should clarify, *relatively* not much power. The Army did a study on .30 caliber reaching terminal velocity. They figured it to be @ 300 feet per second, with a force of @ 30 foot lbs. Being hit by such, would definitely be an unpleasant experience, and could kill, but compared to an M1 carbine with a muzzle velocity of 1,970 ft/s. I'll take my chances with a bullet falling straight down. But might have still been on a trajectory. Friend who is a retired cop, said he shot at a robber and the bullet went through the side of a metal building about a mile away and luckily did not kill the lady that it hit. Went in the front of her throat lodged against the spine. And that was with maybe a 357 police revolver. I think it was before they went to 9 mil. |
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