guns

The History Channel had an interesting show on prison history last night but I hit upon a question that I don't understand why they did and still do things the way they do. Centuries ago people were hanged to death or whatever then in more recent times electric chairs and now lethal injections...

I have heard many people comparing cars to guns. Some would say if we have driver's license then why can't we license guns? If we register cars , why can't we register guns. I got to thinking this idea could be good, but we need to upgrade vehicle laws first. In order for cars to be on...

There's been a lot of FUD going around in this forum about how dangerous firearms are. So, how likely are you to be killed by a firearm? I think it is reasonable to exclude those who are shot by the police out of necessity etc. and just focus on accidents and and firearm homicides. According...

Should guns be allowed on Planet X?

Time to bury another myth: Knives are as dangerous as guns. If you kill with a gun: You can do it from a distance. You don't leave DNA at the scene where the victim is. You don't have to be close, thereby endangering yourself: You can get caught, wounded, killed yourself. You can surprise the...

Conservatives/NRA types think everyone should be able to have and use guns, even minors and small children. They argue that with proper training and education, paired with guidance and supervision, that even a small child can handle gun use responsibility. Aside from small children, direct...

From Hillsdale College: http://www.hillsdale.edu/newimprimis/default.htm This is what I have always said.

So this was just emailed to me: These numbers seems fishy to me, any thoughts?

Inmate escapes using toilet-paper gun Gee, no one was hurt.. I wonder if the police, in the interest of fairness, used toilet paper guns also?

When did the BBC wise up? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2656875.stm

14 shots fired to bring down naked guy with sword Some people on this forum post stories about people saving their lifes by using a gun in self-defense, this isn't one of them. The story I posted a link to (from nydailynews) is just tragic for many reasons. Tragic, sad. However, I am not...

thats one evil looking pistol now i know what i want for xmas http://www.pskovinfo.ru/coilgun/indexe.htm its not quite as bulky as this one http://www.coilgun.eclipse.co.uk/electromagnetic_pistol_final_assembly.html

In the interests of fairness, could people wait until the pro-guns-on-planes side have their say first. The issue is: should the average citizen, with a concealed carry weapon permit, be allowed to take a gun on a plane? It has been suggested that if guns were allowed to be carried on planes by...

De_Bunk's thread reminded me of something I could never figure out. How do console "Light Guns" (A la the old "Duck Hunt" game, for instance) work? Does anyone know? How does it know where you are aiming? I can see how the gun can feed back to the console, obviously, but how does it position...

This is a subject that's sufaced periodically in the forum, and I thought the analyses and data presented here by Lott might yield some food for thought. While I've not yet read Lott's latest book, the examples and research contained in this excerpt may serve to better illustrate that media...

It's only as silly as the law they're protesting. http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/WABC_020503_gunsftots.html Sure. Ban toy guns. That'll cut down on the killings. :rolleyes: (Of course, that would probably make sense to those across the pond who made this same argument in the British gun...