Newsgroups: rec.humor
Subject: Re: Gun control (was Re: democratic platform)
From: forda@gtephx.UUCP (Andrew Ford @ AGCS, Phoenix, Arizona)
Date: 27 Aug 92 16:21:28 GMT
Organization: gte

In article <X51RPB6w164w@opus.mcds.com>, speers@opus.mcds.com (Daniel E. Speers) writes:
> kwfriber@mtu.edu (Kenberg Frieth) writes:
> 
> > In article <9208150401.AA07445@jetslag.cam.org> steve@jetslag.cam.org (Steve 
> > >>Guns don't kill people, bullets do. 
> > >
> > >That gun gets the bullets moving awfuly fast though...
> > >
> > Actually, its the burning gun powder that gets it going so fast.
> > 
>   More like the explosion caused by the igniting of the gunpowder.
> 

Modern gunpowder is not explosive -- it is combustible.  Rapid
combustion causes heating of gases in the chamber which in
turn increases pressure which in turn propels the bullet.

The only part of a modern cartridge which is explosive is 
the primer.

So the bullet gets moving because of the pressure caused by
the inreased heat of gasses caused by rapid burning of gun powder
caused by an explosion of the primer cause by rapid impact from
the firing pin caused by pressure on the trigger caused by....

A human being

(Don't forget that guns don't load themselves or aim themselves,
either.)

WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  

Some liberal news source has found that dangerous, evil, killer 
ASSAULT KNIVES are making their way into America!  These knives 
have been known to form themselves from raw  steel ore, sharpen 
themselves at will and, get this, attack people at random.  Even
worse, these evil assault knives have been known to exercise mind
control over human beings, forcing otherwise gentle and kind 
persons into murderous maniacs.  The victims of this mind control
are easy to spot even though the assault knives conceal themselves
on the victms: watch out for persons with glazed eyes, pale 
complexions, and a nervous twitch.  

In a natural response to this horrifying threat to the American
way of life, your local liberals will be proposing legislation which 
will maigck-ly cause these dangerous, evil, killer assault knives to 
disappear!

Beware! these foolish liberals are dealing with forces they
do not understand.  There are documented cases where these same
fools have passed magick anti-gun laws which have back-fired and
actually brought dangerous, evil, killer guns into the area by
the thousands.

You are advised to test the performance of your local liberal 
lawmakers.  The standard test is to see how they react to
a fast-moving dangerous, evil, killer assault knife coming
directly at their persons.  If the liberal lawmaker can 
make the fast-moving dangerous, evil, killer assault knife
disappear with a wave of his hand, he can be trusted to 
enact a law which will magick-ly make all dangerous, evil, 
killer assault knives disappear from your locale.  If 
the lawmaker fails this test, well you needed a new 
lawmaker anyway!

WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  

This warning was broadcast in voluntary cooperation with local
and federal authorities.





-- 
"25 States allow anyone to buy a gun, strap it on, and walk down the street with
no permit of any kind: some say it's crazy.  However, 4 out of 5 US murders are 
committed in the other half of the country: so who is crazy?"   -  Andrew Ford
gtephx!forda@enuucp.eas.asu.edu  OR  !uunet!samsung!romed!enuucp!gtephx!forda
Newsgroups: rec.humor