“aint no gunpowder or explosive involved..”
The standard English dictionary definitions for fire and arm do not require pyrotechnic fire or gunpowder to meet the definitions. See Post 92 for the definitions and examples.
“unless compressed air is now a deadly weapon.”
Rifles using compressed air were indeed used as deadly military firearms in the European armies of the 18th and 19th Centuries and by Lewis and Clark on their expedition in the Louisiana Purchase territories.
The beauty of FR.. I didn’t know that. Thanks