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A loud, violent sound that can mark the moment someone is badly hurt or killed.
means The act of firing a gun, or the sound and impact that result when a bullet is discharged.
from A straightforward compound from Old English roots: 'gun' (itself possibly traced to a medieval nickname, 'Gunnhildr,' once given to siege weapons and cannons) plus 'shot,' from 'sceotan,' to shoot or dart forward. The two words fused into one in Middle English once firearms became common enough to need a name for both the blast and its result.
- speed vs sound
- Bullet often outruns its own bang
- legal definition
- Discharge of a firearm, not always a crime
- wound ballistics
- Damage comes from cavitation, not just the hole
- hearing damage
- Single shot can exceed 140 decibels, instant harm