The recent altercation at Fort Hood again raises the question about what is the role of the easy access to guns and unlimited ammunition in these events?
This issue could be resolved by experiments; however, since this is obviously not feasible the following “Thought Experiment” which analyzes a hypothetical situation could provide some insight into the question.
Two brothers, Ira and Ezekiel, are having a heated discussion about the most effective weapon they could use to kill or maim people in a crowd. After a discussion that lasted 666 seconds, they decided to have a contest to verify the most effective weapon.
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Choosing weapons
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Ed Cohen
The recent altercation at Fort Hood again raises the question about what is the role of the easy access to guns and unlimited ammunition in these events?
This issue could be resolved by experiments; however, since this is obviously not feasible the following “Thought Experiment” which analyzes a hypothetical situation could provide some insight into the question.
Two brothers, Ira and Ezekiel, are having a heated discussion about the most effective weapon they could use to kill or maim people in a crowd. After a discussion that lasted 666 seconds, they decided to have a contest to verify the most effective weapon.
They each selected a weapon and then each went into a room with 33 people. With the objective of inflicting the maximum number of casualties, Ira selected a Glock 17 Gen 4 with a magazine capacity of 33 rounds. Ezekiel used two Le Cruet 10-inch cast iron skillets.
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