After all the nonsense and mouth diarrhea coming from the conservative side of the aisle, I thought I'd post some definitions for "GUN" as part of my blog, and follow up with my own thoughts.
From Bing Search Engine: GUN
1. weapon that fires bullets: any weapon, from a small handheld pistol to a large piece of artillery, that has a metal tube through which bullets or missiles are fired by an explosive charge
2. device that fires something: any tool or instrument that forces something out under pressure
"a paint gun"
From Merriam Webster Online Dictionary: GUN
a : a piece of ordnance usually with high muzzle velocity and comparatively flat trajectory
b : a portable firearm (as a rifle or handgun)
c : a device that throws a projectile
Wikipedia: GUN
A gun is a weapon designed to discharge a projectile. The projectile may be solid, liquid, gas or energy and may be free, as with bullets and artillery shells, or captive as with Taser probes and whaling harpoons. The means of projection varies according to design but is usually effected by the action of gas pressure, either produced through the rapid combustion of a propellant or compressed and stored by mechanical means, operating on the projectile inside an open-ended tube in the fashion of a piston. The confined gas accelerates the movable projectile down the length of the tube imparting sufficient velocity to sustain the projectile's travel once the action of the gas ceases at the end of the tube or muzzle. Alternatively, acceleration via electromagnetic field generation may be employed in which case the tube may be dispensed with and a guide rail substituted.
So, now let's get to my comments. NOWHERE in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights does it say that the government cannot define what types of GUN can or cannot be made available to the general populace or MILITIA (And I love the fact that some on the right are so sure that their armaments would ever be strong enough to go up against the Armed Forces of the United States). By the definitions listed above, I can own a rail gun (heard about those yet, people?) and mount it in my backyard. Plus, if I hook it to my home electric system, I can fire it whenever I feel like paying a massive electric bill (if the transformers around my neighborhood can handle it, and if not, so what?) Who cares about rolling blackouts and fried electrical circuits?
OR, I could always opt in for a bazooka. After all, isn't it just a gun?
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