Ravenwood - 05/27/04 07:15 AM
Geez, in Europe even potato guns are illegal. Ananova reports that German police have arrested three men for illegal possession of something they mistakenly call a firearm.
The potato gun is classed as a firearm and none of the men had a permit to own or carry one.I wonder just what kind of training and background checks are needed to acquire a potato gun.
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When potato guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have potato guns.
One thing you'll never forget is the first time you see one of these babies in action. Was at a party at this guy's cabin up in Vermont a while back. They were shooting potatoes over the lake. The damn thigs nearly disappeared into the sky. It rocked.
Posted by: Bruce at May 27, 2004 9:07 AMNow, in Bowling for Colombine, Michael Moore was able to use his fat ass presence to get K-Mart to stop selling ammo because of the tragedy in Colorado. Does this mean markets will now stop selling potatoes? Will it ever end? I just want to eat my vegetables in peace -- as it is my constitutional right!
Posted by: Mays at May 27, 2004 11:01 AMNay, Mays, banning of potatos will just open up another loophole that will have to be dealt with by members of the 137-bitch march. That is, lots of people will just get around the ban by nefariously substituting the sweet pototo. And, Lord knows, you can't go banning sweet potatos (especially the ones in the candy sauce, ummm ummmm!)
Posted by: Jimmy Antley at May 27, 2004 12:55 PMThey won't ban potatoes, they'll just pass a one-potato-a-month law.
Besides, we eat too many carbohydrates anyway, haven't you heard?
Having said that, I strongly suggest that anyone interested take a look at Spudgun Technology Center, where you can get all the necessary components to build the mother-of-all-spudguns, including rifled PVC tubing. Too cool. I may have to build one of these in my copious </sarcasm> spare time.
Posted by: Kevin Baker at May 27, 2004 4:56 PMThe Germans are just being careful - I mean normally when they get their hands on any sort of guns they start a World War. Mind you, if they only had spud guns then maybe even the French could stop them......they could seize German ammo/spuds & cook them
Posted by: Mr Free Market at May 28, 2004 7:56 AMBanned potato guns? What will the Irish do NOW???
Posted by: Ralph Gizzip at May 28, 2004 9:58 PMStrangely enough I think a potato gun would qualify as a "firearm" in Washington State also.
RCW 9.41.010
RCW 9.41.010
Terms defined.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Firearm" means a weapon or device from which a projectile or projectiles may be fired by an explosive such as gunpowder.
snip....
Lighter fluid used to fire a potato gun would appear to be "an explosive".
Unless you were doing something incredibly stupid with it though I highly doubt you would get arrested (or even hassled for that matter).
Bob
Posted by: Bob Reynolds at May 29, 2004 5:37 AMHeh. People who fear potato guns never learned to handle one of those babies.
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