Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 01:29:18 -0800 From: TimeRangernopsam.com Subject: Re: Saab is Anti-Hunting and Anti-Gun
On Thu, 06 Jan 2000 19:18:57 -0500, Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> wrote: >I think we "preaching to the choir" now. Most people have weapons and will use them to if pushed far enough. Just look at how many people are killed by violent, >aggressive drivers. I believe that number is higher than the number killed by guns every year, but I am sure someone will confirm or dispute that. What is the >difference between getting hit by a object weighing 1/35 of a pound at 1000 ft per second or an object weighing 3500 pounds at 88 feet per second? The first one >puts a small hole in you and the second spreads body parts all over the highway. <snip> Even the most powerful hand held firearm has only around 4500 ft lbs of energy. A 4000 pound auto traveling at 100 mph has 1,134,500 foot pounds of energy. -- When a person delegates their responsibilities to another, that person loses the right to complain about the misuse of those responsibilities. -R. Shereda 1999