[Battle Axe]

Doesn’t that imply that all those murders were with firearms, when in fact they were not?

BA

[muawiyah]

When the term 'firearms' (and it's various IndoEuropean cognate terms) grew up they were 'firing' rocks from tree trunks with a device called a 'bombard'. They also included the then nascent flame thrower in the category, and fire arrows, torches, etc.

Look at the term itself 'fire' means 'fire' or 'flame' ~ and 'arm' means sword, mattock, spear, knife ~ and even pointed sticks called pikes.

In more recent times we've come differentiate between personal firearms and bombs ~ but back in the good old days they didn't.

BTW, a number of years ago I walked past a parcel unit in Provo Utah and was exiting the building right there when a BOMB went off in that unit. Could have been really bad, but it wasn't Didn't even draw blood, but the 'bomb' was made up of a triggering mechanism that linked to a bunch of shotgun shells!

It was wrapped in nails.

That was a FIREARM, not a hammer ~

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Doesn’t that imply that all those murders were with firearms, when in fact they were not?

I don’t know - but if so, what of it?

Is murder OK unless committed with a repeating firearm?

You’re fine with being dismembered with a machete or necklaced - just as long as they don’t shoot you?