Guns in space

[Kopis]

http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/01/08/why-do-we-have-guns-in-space/

[winnre]

What if your astronaut buddy turned into a zombie and wanted to eat your brains?


And as for guns in the wrong hands, they are not "falling." They are not kept secured by their owners and are most likely stolen.

[hermosabeach]

Your signature line says it all

[PsychGuy274]

There's no reason to have a gun in space...that's why we have 911.

[ElvenSoul]

Russians had a Triple Barrel Space Gun

[Kopis]

Russians had a Triple Barrel Space Gun

We've had an Arms Race with Russia. We've had a Space Race with Russia. Looks like it's time for a Space Arms Race. I'm nominating the ZF-1 as a starting point.

[calif 15-22]

They have guns on the Space Station because the 2A has no earthly boundries Sorry couldn't resist

On a more scientific note:
Would you hear a gun shot in space??
Would a bullet travel any faster in space??
Which has better astronaut stopping power 9mm or .45?? (this one was just for fun)

[Sennasixty8]

I secondly nominate the ZF-1, Good enuf for Gary Oldman aka ZORG and friends.

[myk]

What the hell are we supposed to use man, harsh language?

[kama3]

What the hell are we supposed to use man, harsh language?

angry-worded letters.

[Armed24-7]

What the hell are we supposed to use man, harsh language?

Verbal judo LOL...see video below!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqHDgde9Nkw&sns=em

[USACracer]

I want a stab at the basic physics,
As I understand it, the Gun on the space station is the same as on earth, but without gravity, however i was thinking about spacewalk shooting, and pretty sure youre average gun would function normally.

It's the round I'd worry about, the case will have some O2 inside for ignition and I think the primer would work fine, but it's the fact that the bullet may not make a 100% seal to the case, the vacuum may pull apart the round due to the air inside....

Anyways, IF fired from spaceman into "empty" space, the bullet should go forever with no loss in speed unless it encounters the gravity of another object, or hits it.

What happens if you shoot into a black hole??? hmmm, infinitely massive tiny bullet?

[realmswalker]

Haven't you seen Armageddon! People go nuts in space, and someone might have to get put down!

[Calgunner739]

We've had an Arms Race with Russia. We've had a Space Race with Russia. Looks like it's time for a Space Arms Race. I'm nominating the ZF-1 as a starting point.

The ZF-1.

[Calgunner739]

I want a stab at the basic physics,
As I understand it, the Gun on the space station is the same as on earth, but without gravity, however i was thinking about spacewalk shooting, and pretty sure youre average gun would function normally.

It's the round I'd worry about, the case will have some O2 inside for ignition and I think the primer would work fine, but it's the fact that the bullet may not make a 100% seal to the case, the vacuum may pull apart the round due to the air inside....

Anyways, IF fired from spaceman into "empty" space, the bullet should go forever with no loss in speed unless it encounters the gravity of another object, or hits it.

What happens if you shoot into a black hole??? hmmm, infinitely massive tiny bullet?

The smokeless powder supposedly has an oxidizing agent in it. So it would shoot in space. This is assuming the lack of pressure doesn't pull the case open or the heat from the sun on one side doesn't ignite the cartridge. The bullet would eventually collide with something; the distance between matter in space is massive, but in any direction there will be something.