Why do they call front seat shotgun?
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Cha Cha - Jazzy is right, but where do you come up with these questions?  Are you writing an encyclopedia?  Why not kick the the key board habit and go out and play in the rain.  Do something!  Anything!  And go tie your shoes with the zilliobobs at the end of them.  \n\nGo get some fresh air.   Shoot, I gotta go.  I need to feed my horses (in the rain, and tons of fresh air - you should try it!)
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There was a car called the Matador in the late '60's.  I think it was made by AMC.
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You are probably thinking of the song that gets played in a lot of westerns just before a gunfight.  It was actually written for a Clint Eastwood flick - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.  That is also the name of the song.
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Many ledgens abound about this and I favor the one that I was brought up with.\n Stock cars got their names be cause the first races were called "pure stock" for cars that could be brought from a dealers show room.Over the years the alterations to the cars have made the cars so up scale the don't look like the one you by at a dealer but the name has stuck since there are three stock parts left on the car,The hood,roof,and rear deck are the only stock parts now.
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The word is "fore"\n\nIt began, back when golf courses were not the manicured gardens that you see today. They often had lots of long grass. So it was easy to lose your ball.\n\nThey had "fore caddies" meaning, front caddie. Usually a young land who would go way out in front and watch where the ball landed. If in the long grass he had a good chance of seeing exactly where it landed.\n\nWhen the golfer hit his shot, seeing that it is headed for the long grass, he would yell "fore" to alert the fore caddy.\n\nToday of course it is used to alert another golfer that a projectile is headed his way and in a hurry.
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Yes, it's most polite to offer up the front passenger seat to other occupants before grabbing it for yourself a second time. And besides, what if one of your traveling companions gets sick in the back? Going and returning, both as a backseat passenger, gets me sick, I have to change around.
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"son of a gun"\n\n(Phrase Origins)\n\n\n\ndates from 1708; therefore, NOT son of a "shotgun marriage", which\nis only recorded from 1922.  Possibly, it means "cradled in the\ngun-carriage of a ship"; allegedly, the place traditionally given to\nwomen on board who went into labour -- the only space affording her\nany privacy and without blocking a gangway -- was between two guns.\nOr it may mean more simply "son of a soldier".
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Sawed off shotguns. Wonderful little guns.\n sawn-off shotgun (British) or sawed-off shotgun (U.S.) is a type of shotgun with a shorter barrel (and often a shortened or removed stock), compared to regular shotguns. Also sometimes just called a "sawn-off" or "sawed-off", the weapon generally has larger spread and a more limited range. The shorter barrel would also make it easier to conceal — which combined with the aforementioned tactical characteristics have led to use for nefarious purposes, such as armed robbery. As a result of this, many jurisdictions have a minimum legal length for shotgun barrels.  the United States, it is illegal to possess a sawed-off shotgun (a barrel length less than 18 in. or 46 cm) without a tax-stamped permit from the United States Treasury, which requires an extensive background check and a $200 fee for every transfer. A new tax stamp must be purchased with every transfer of the short-barrelled shotgun, and transfers must be made through a Class III Federal Firearms Licensed (FFL) dealer. State and local laws may entirely prohibit civilian possession of short-barrelled shotguns.
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it appears to be a slang terms for "pulling your gun out of a holster and shooting someone" - so it wouldn't apply to the vice president, he had his shotgun out before he shot\n\nbut it also seems to me "hot tempered woman" and stuff like that.
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A silencer works on the same principle of a car muffler. It provides a larger space for the muzzle blast to dissipate in, and is typically lined with a fireproof fabric to enhance it's silencing ability. It's disadvantages are that it adds length and weight toward the muzzle, making the rifle a bit harder to wield in close quarters. It also decreases the range of a rifle by absorbing propellant gas that would otherwise be used to push the bullet. \n\nThere is no way to silence a shotgun. The pellets would beat the hell out of the silencer.
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a BMW convertible...LOVE it!!! No french fries or car seats to be seen!!! (I have 7 kiddos, so this is a BIG deal).  The "family car" is a modified Suburban, that seats 11, with 4 rows of seats, and this is my "work" car, for when I need to look professional.
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because they're pusssies\n\nthey just like owning them, posing with their guns on my space.  it's like an SUV.  you don't actually take it off road.  but you rationalize owning one because you're too stupid to be trusted to tie a 2x4 to the roof of your car.
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browning made it a lever action (blr) up until 1982-84. other than that it's pretty much a piece of history.
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Well, you're right about it being a sort of obsolete law. Historically they wanted to allow people to have guns in case we were attacked, as our militia was not as strong as it is today.\n\nBut now, in this "civilized" society, we have police forces in every town, the strongest military in the world, national guard, coast guard, etc. Who are we using guns to protect ourselves from? Each other? I know people like to say "people kill people," but really, the gun was designed for one function. To kill. \n\nHowever, to ban it now would be almost impossible. There are so many guns out there, and a lot of the criminals would be the only ones to have them. There should absolutely be a ban on the semi-automatics, and bullets designed to go through law enforcement vests.\n\nSteve: that's a good idea, we need some bullet control! LOL
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I have never understood this.  I have tried it a couple times, like I will come home and bring the mail in the bathroom with me.  But all I get out of it is spending more time than I needed to on the toilet (because I was busy reading instead of getting up and leaving) and a numb rear end.  Toilet seats are not made for long periods of sitting.\n\nI have been told its for peace and quiet, but I could find a much more comfy spot for peace and quiet.
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Newton's third law of motion - every action has an equal and opposite reaction. So the bullet firing out the front of the gun makes the gun go backwards an equal and opposite amount. Since the bullet weighs less than the gun, the gun does not kick back as fast as the bullet, but it does with the same force. This is why with powerful rifles and shotguns, you are supposed to keep the butt of the gun tight against your shoulder - so the kickback is transmitted smoothly into your body, instead of slamming into your shoulder and causing bruising.
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I believe it is a preposition to identify a specific item.  You could have "a" car which could refer to any car, or "the" car which would identify a specific car, generally even more singled out with either a previous sentence or (if dealing in real life as opposed to writing) by pointing out a specific car.