A bullet traveling in the neighborhood of 1,800 mph is a compelling reason for gun control. Nothing
else in our normal surroundings travels near
that velocity with that much destructive energy
generated by an individual employing a single
finger. A car possesses more destructive potential
but can’t approach the velocity of a bullet. Nothing
in our normal surroundings can. That uniqueness
is the reason for unique treatment of guns and
gun ownership. Musket projectile velocities in
the eighteenth century, when the Bill of Rights
was written, were a fraction of current projectile
velocities.
Legislation intended for the musket
is inadequate for modern weaponry.
