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In reply to the discussion: Hawaii Becomes First State to Put Gun Owners in FBI Database [View all]NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)13. It's called mechanical wear, and is inherent to most mechanical systems.
Hell, even with oil pumped right into them at 30+ psi the bearings in your car engine will wear out and fail. Based on the engine design and type of use, the mean time to failure will vary.
In firearms the wear is the friction between the bullet and the barrel as well as acid that forms from the propellant.
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If they're 'entering the country illegally' doesn't that intrinsically imply ...
brett_jv
Jun 2016
#18
While anyone who passed US History would say that while Hawaii was attacked in WWII, it did not
24601
Jun 2016
#56
Didn't know Trump was on DU these days. Nor do I believe our standards should mirror theirs. n/t
24601
Jun 2016
#58
Not a big deal. It's been the FBI's job to catalog and harass people who dare to assert
jtuck004
Jun 2016
#12
I guess you think that's a good thing. Does it keep track of the number of black kids who wind
jtuck004
Jun 2016
#38
If the real estate swindler gets elected, I think signs saying "He's that-a-way" are
jtuck004
Jun 2016
#15
Ammosexuals "What part of 'shall not be infringed' confuses them!!!!"....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2016
#28