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Noise is now a safety feature
Wild Turkey
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At least according to the Washington Post.
quote:Gunfire - loud, sharp, rude, abrupt - is an important safety feature of any firearm. From potential victims who seek to escape a mass shooting to a hiker being alerted to the presence of a hunter in the woods, the sound warns bystanders of potentially lethal danger.
The writer is chair of the Political Science Department at State University of New York at Cortland and the author of "Guns Across America."
quote:Gunfire - loud, sharp, rude, abrupt - is an important safety feature of any firearm. From potential victims who seek to escape a mass shooting to a hiker being alerted to the presence of a hunter in the woods, the sound warns bystanders of potentially lethal danger.
The writer is chair of the Political Science Department at State University of New York at Cortland and the author of "Guns Across America."
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Very predictable. False but predictable.
Margaret Thatcher
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
Mark Twain
We had a GB member make the same convoluted claim last week. He wanted to be able to hear gunshots so he knew what direction to run away.
Link? I need a good laugh.[:D]
Perhaps there would be fewer car accidents if motors were unmuffled as well. Vehicles today are just too quiet, except for BSR's straight-piped Pete.
The government is Way ahead of you on that, it's Already federally mandated.. That way we no longer can run over a tree hugger a the "green car"[:D]
http://inhabitat.com/new-law-mandates-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-must-make-noises-for-safety/
LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES!
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so a bad guy is going to spend a few $100 dollars to do the same thing an empty 2 liter pop bottle will do ??
Now you know not to interject logic or facts into a Libtards argument, don't you?
Margaret Thatcher
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
Mark Twain
Now, if we can make one that is sarcastic also. [;)]
LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES!
Beat me too it, I was going to say bikers have been using that rationale for decades.
quote:Originally posted by Dads3040
We had a GB member make the same convoluted claim last week. He wanted to be able to hear gunshots so he knew what direction to run away.
Link? I need a good laugh.[:D]
The thread was deleted, I think.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
quote:Originally posted by 35 Whelen
quote:Originally posted by Dads3040
We had a GB member make the same convoluted claim last week. He wanted to be able to hear gunshots so he knew what direction to run away.
Link? I need a good laugh.[:D]
The thread was deleted, I think.
Bummer! I wanted to see that.
If a hiker in the woods hears the sound of gunfire he was missed by the rounds so keep hiking.
was thinking that after i posted [:D]
Sand anyone???
quote:Originally posted by 35 Whelen
quote:Originally posted by Dads3040
We had a GB member make the same convoluted claim last week. He wanted to be able to hear gunshots so he knew what direction to run away.
Link? I need a good laugh.[:D]
The thread was deleted, I think.
I think it must have been. I tried to find it last night and came up empty.
It was a classic. [:D]
quote:Originally posted by Mr. Perfect
quote:Originally posted by 35 Whelen
quote:Originally posted by Dads3040
We had a GB member make the same convoluted claim last week. He wanted to be able to hear gunshots so he knew what direction to run away.
Link? I need a good laugh.[:D]
The thread was deleted, I think.
I think it must have been. I tried to find it last night and came up empty.
It was a classic. [:D]
Well, poop! I wasn't going to stir the pot, either. I wanted to toss it in a blender, and crank it up to 11.[:D]
loud pipes hasn't worked for many harley riders....one killed by a woman driver this weekend about 50 miles from here...
I love how those that proclaim that idea the loudest wear no safety equipment which are proven to work for a theorized method. It is all about us Americans and our "look at me" society.
I find it incredibly annoying. Why should a 2 cylinder motorcycle be louder than every other thing on the road? When I lived at our previous place, I was on our lawn tractor mowing. It was running wide open throttle. I had on over-the-ear hearing protection with speakers that connected to my music player which was also at max. A SINGLE motorcycle went by on the highway that was so loud I could not hear the lyrics to the song through all that...