Comments on: Ignorance on Parade

By: Running the Gamut – 056

Running the Gamut – 056 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:02:24 +0000

[...] Ignorance on Parade [...]

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:49:16 +0000

It should work, since it’s a nitrated compound.

By: Matt Groom

Matt Groom — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:22:15 +0000

Can you really use smokeless powder as fertilizer? I never even considered that.

By: John A

John A — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:10:10 +0000

Well… Frankly, if I found a “badly corroded” machine-gun round in an area where a connection to a war within living memory was present, I would hope someone would make at least a cursory search to see if there was more in the area. Speculation now seems to be that it was dropped by the RAF (perhaps while clearing guns on return to base?) but if from a plane in trouble the crew might have dropped other munitions to lighten the aircraft.

By: Nomen Nescio

Nomen Nescio — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:44:28 +0000

Over in the Versaiiles region

ITYM "Verdun". Versailles is a snooty castle a short drive outside of Paris. HTH.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:08:36 +0000

Not surprizing when you think about it. Guns are for the most part illegal in the UK and the fascist government running that country needs to keep up the facade and continue to scare the population into submission. No use turning the people ignorant if you won’t maintain it. These people would literally pass out in fear of these inanimate objects. I have an aunt in evenston like that. So much so she won’t come to visit and has banned me from coming to her home because I own weapons. No one said these people are sensible.

By: mike123

mike123 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:34:38 +0000

I wonder what they’d think of my basement ……… ummm, before the tragic boating accident where I lost all my guns (in case the ATF is reading this).

By: Little Steve

Little Steve — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:01:33 +0000

Funny stuff. I wonder what they’d do with the building housing the last gun show I was at that had thousands of .50 BMG rounds for sale. Treat it like Chernobyl and seal the area off and abandon the entire city?

By: Thirdpower

Thirdpower — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:12:32 +0000

Over in the Versaiiles region, they still dig up shells and gear from WWI. They put it by their fence post and call the local authorities to come pick it up when they get the chance.

By: Justin Buist

Justin Buist — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:08:46 +0000

I’m not surprised. They had a pretty big show a year or so ago over a single .22 cartridge found on the sidewalk outside some shop.

By: Mike w.

Mike w. — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:32:33 +0000

This way they get the opportunity to scare the populace with more “OMG Guns are scary, evil, deadly etc.” nonsense.

By: thebastidge

thebastidge — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:12:42 +0000

But that wouldn't have provided an ooprtunity to demonstrate the plod's efficiency via visible evidence of police action