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To: Slings and Arrows

Myths

1. Dropped guns go off (agree, except maybe rim fire)

2. Glocks don’t show up on security

3. Bullets spark

4. Shotguns have a massive room-killer pattern

5. Range effectiveness = real effectivness

6. Bullets knock people down


4 posted on 04/16/2012 8:25:49 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Jewbacca

Does this go along with not all autos explode when in an accident?


6 posted on 04/16/2012 8:33:25 AM PDT by donhunt (Certified and proud "Son of a Bitch".)
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To: Jewbacca
Dropped guns go off

Well if it is a Nambu Type 94 it would. But then again The Type 94 is usually considered to be one of the worst pistols ever to go into series production.

10 posted on 04/16/2012 8:41:40 AM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: Jewbacca

Mine is DAO and does not have an exposed hammer. Therefore it will NOT go off if dropped. It will only go off if the trigger is pulled and it has an 8 or 9 pound pull weight so you have to make an effort to pull it.


12 posted on 04/16/2012 8:58:38 AM PDT by DonkeyBonker
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To: Jewbacca

My favorites:
“’The element reported as the single most important factor in the officer’s survival during an armed confrontation was cover.’ Hiding. Or, not just hiding, but actually having the proper training to recognize what exactly would provide the best form of cover.”

And:
“The impact of the bullet upon the body is no more than the recoil of the weapon. The ratio of bullet mass to target mass is too extreme.”

“Even in the end, it took multiple shots from a shotgun and six additional rounds from a handgun to end the fight ... some of the shotgun pellets hit the assailants in the head, but did not stop them immediately. The toxicology report showed no drugs or alcohol in either [assailant’s] system. Handguns (guns in general) are not the powerful one-shot stop instruments of immediate death portrayed by television, movies and the media.”

Assailants have been documented fighting on after being hit more than 100 times. At least one bank robber has received upwards of 60 bullet wounds from authorities and lived to tell about it. We mentioned that Roy P. Benavidez fought on for six hours despite receiving 37 serious bullet, shrapnel and bayonet wounds. But we didn’t mention that he also completed an 80-yard run after taking a rifle bullet to the knee. In the real world, the power of a bullet doesn’t have —— on the power of adrenaline and sheer cussedness.


17 posted on 04/16/2012 9:14:55 AM PDT by L,TOWM (Once you see that it is all Kabuki Theater, you are free to quit wasting your time on politics.)
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To: Jewbacca
6. Bullets knock people down

Not only that, they can knock people back through the air 10-20 ft ... through a window, even. According to Hollywood, anyway.

28 posted on 04/16/2012 9:40:15 AM PDT by al_c (http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
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To: Jewbacca

Thanks for listing!

Another one: when a handgun is moved or pointed somewhere or at someone, it always makes a “click,” even if it was already loaded; especially if the moment is tense, then the handgun will mysteriously make a very loud click.


31 posted on 04/16/2012 9:59:26 AM PDT by Stat-boy
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To: Jewbacca

#1
Guns NEVER RUN OUT OF BULLETS


38 posted on 04/16/2012 11:32:35 AM PDT by Outlaw Woman (The biggest Hate group in America is located in the White House, Congress & DOJ)
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