What Does a Firearm Actually Do?

[HS/LD]

I am researching all the different ways in which a firearm can be used in the right hands?


=> Feed a family
=> Defend the innocent
=> Destroy a tyrant


What can you add?

Regards,
HS/LD

 

[ahenry]

Entertain
Oppress

 

[Mike Irwin]

A firearm propells a projectile.

Nothing more.

It's a tool.

The person using the firearm does everything else.

 

[ahenry]

Pssst, Mike,

I think if you read the clarification portion of his post you might see he agrees...

 

[pax]

OLEG!!! Oh, OLEG!!! Git over here, man, I think I've got an idea for you...

How 'bout a series of posters with this theme?

At the top: What does a firearm do?

Middle: picture of two children behind determined-looking mom who is holding a shotgun

Bottom: Defends a family.

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The ones above, "defend the innocent" "destroy a tyrant" and "feed a family" are all equally visual. (Feed a family could be understated -- just a shot of a freezer full of butcher paper packages, and a rifle leaning against it)

What do you think?

pax

 

[Mastrogiacomo]

Kills, anything you put in front of it...

 

[Nathaniel Firethorn]

A firearm propells a projectile.

Nothing more.

[karnak]Not so, ballistic breath![/karnak]

A shotgun propels a whole lot of projectiles.

- pdmoderator

 

[HS/LD]

You guys just read the subject line and then reply???


HS/LD

 

[PATH]

Provides me with countless hours of JOY!!

 

[telewinz]

Can creates a sense of security and well being. Can make the afraid, brave, the bystander into the justice seeker.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Scotty of Star Trek would tell you it's a...

Force field projector.

 

[Mike Irwin]

I read your entire message, HD.

My answer remains that a firearm propells a projectile(s), nothing more.

Everything else, to include both actions and motives, is done by the individual who wields the gun.

If we give the gun the capability to "feed a family," then a gun also has the capability to rob a store, or murder a person.

In other words, there's a cognative disconnect between your subject line and the body of your message...

I'm splitting hares. I suppose a powerful enough gun can also spit a hare...

 

[bogie]

Comprises meow retirement fund...

HAH!

 

[HS/LD]

The :

I am researching all the different ways in which a firearm can be used in the right hands?

Didn't even blip on the radar huh?

HS/LD

 

[Blackhawk]

I like telewinz' whimsical additions a lot.

More!

 

[ReadyontheRight]

Equalize.
Makes a 100 pound woman safe from two 250 pound rapists.
Makes a community of regular folks safe from organized invaders.
Makes a society that needs no knights, lords or kings.

 

[critter]

How about being a witness to a long and complicated historical past. (See, I'm into milsurps as well as others.)

How about being a record of craftsmanship of people who did a lot with very little in terms of modern machenery.

How 'bout being tangable representatives of the genius inventors such as J. M. Browning, Gerand, Stoner, Colt, S&W, Sharps, etc.

 

[sm]

Symbolize. Because of its abililty to propel projectile(s).

I'm reminded of this posted by Dennis, Metal and Wood
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=31817&highlight=metal+and+wood

 

[Oleg Volk]

Will be back on poster-making by next week. Will try to illustrate some of the ideas. "What can be done with a firearm?"

 

[4thHorseman]

Sam Colt said it best, "Makes all men equal."

 

[Nathaniel Firethorn]

Nope. We read the title, read the entire article, and, finally when we are sure we have understood it, we carefully ignore the entire article.

- pdmoderator

 

[Baba Louie]

Distress Signal if lost while hunting.
Used to start foxholes in frozen ground.

Is that the kinda stuff you're asking about?

Adios

 

[dairycreek]

Establishes a certain ambiance!

 

[enichols]

Read my sig line.

 

[blades67]

Free a Nation.

Start a war.

End a war.

Start a collection.

Train a gunsmith.

Support an industry.

Keeps my cash reserves low.

Gets folks into reloading.