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TexasNative wrote:
What amazes me is the number of people who believe every shot in the air is a death sentence for someone in the world,,,,but,,,,think nothing of shooting an arrow in the air.
That's a whole different thing:shock:
TexasNative wrote:
I'm not saying it's a good idea, just clearing up a popular myth.I happened to be looking at the site referenced from the Wikipedia article you quoted, and I noticed that the Army has determined that 150 gr bullet falling at terminal velocity would have about 30 foot/pounds of energy, while they've determined that it takes 60 foot/pounds of energy to produce a disabling wound.
Point taken. I still think I'd prefer to either 1) aim my warning shot at the assailant, or b) in the event I can't shoot safely in that direction, make sure the assailant knows I'm armed by some means other than firing a round.
Then again, every situation is different, and it's impossible to predict all of the circumstances we might encounter and how we would react to them.
What amazes me is the number of people who believe every shot in the air is a death sentence for someone in the world,,,,but,,,,think nothing of shooting an arrow in the air.
That's a whole different thing:shock: