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wayneinFL · May 11, 2005, 07:16 PM

"This was taken from that Compton California shooting report on a CBS website

Note that a policeman was KNOCKED DOWN when a bullet struck him"

A national network says it? It must be true.

Physics-wise a gun is heavier than a bullet, a gun has a larger surface area than the bullet, and the gun travels mroe slowly than a bullet. that's the only differnces between the gun and bullet. Amount of force is the same both ways- energy cannot be created or destroyed.

If anyone doesn't want to believe the physics, hunt with your 45 and see what it does to a man-sized deer or hog.

May 11, 2005, 07:16 PM	#36
wayneinFL Senior Member Join Date: December 18, 2004 Posts: 1,944	"This was taken from that Compton California shooting report on a CBS website Note that a policeman was KNOCKED DOWN when a bullet struck him" A national network says it? It must be true. Physics-wise a gun is heavier than a bullet, a gun has a larger surface area than the bullet, and the gun travels mroe slowly than a bullet. that's the only differnces between the gun and bullet. Amount of force is the same both ways- energy cannot be created or destroyed. If anyone doesn't want to believe the physics, hunt with your 45 and see what it does to a man-sized deer or hog.