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[–] rug_burn@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's not an empty double barreled shotgun, fired twice in the air from his doorstep to frighten away any would-be intruders

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Anyone who fires live rounds into the air should be prosecuted for manslaughter. Gravity is real

[–] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you use birdshot, or any target shot, the individual pellets don't have enough mass to really do anything, even at terminal velocity. Heck, Dick Cheney shot someone in the face at point blank range with it, and they we able to get on a podium and apologize to Cheney shortly afterwards.

Slugs are a different story. Not sure about larger buck shot, some of those can be as heavy as a pistol round, but not really aerodynamic.

[–] jayrhacker@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

One round rock salt, one bird shot, one buck shot, nothing bug slugs after that.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wikipedia says the range was 30-40 yards, and it was a 28-gauge shotgun. Shotguns don't mess around.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

With shotguns, the higher the gauge, the less powerful the gun. That's a ridiculously high gauge gun.

[–] IkarusHagen2@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nu-uh, big sience wants you to believe in gravity, stay on the ground while i fly away!

[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

If gravity is real, why haven't i seen it? Checkmate scientists

floats away

[–] Midnight@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

You don't seem to understand terminal velocity.