Why did the Lone Ranger use silver bulletts?
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If you read the Saturday Evening Post article  you'll see that it was borrowed from a Robin Hood radio program. Robin used silver arrowheads to identify himself. Later, a more philosophical reason was given. Silver bullets reminded the Ranger how expensive firing a gun at a man was. Not that this seemed to sway him from firing his gun an awful lot. :) Just not to kill anyone. \n\n\n\n"Hi-Yo Silver" by Les Baxter and Lenny Adelson\n\n\n\nSix Texas Rangers\n(Hi-Yo! Hi-Yo!)\nRode in the sun\n(Hi-Yo! Hi-Yo!) \n\nSix men of justice\nRode into an ambush\nWith death for all but one \n\nOne lone survivor (Hi-Yo! Hi-Yo!)\nLay on the trail (Hi-Yo! Hi-Yo!)\n\nFound there by Tonto\nThe brave Indian Tonto\nHe lived to tell the tale\n\nHi-Yo, Silver! Hi-Yo, Silver, away!\nHi-Yo, Silver! Hi-Yo, Silver, away!\n His wounds quickly mended\n(Hi-Yo! Hi-Yo!)\nAnd then in the night\n(Hi-Yo! Hi-Yo!) \nSix graves were put there\nTo hide from the outlaws\nThat one man lived to fight \n\nHe chose silver bullets\n(Hi-Yo! Hi-Yo!)\nThe sign of his name\n(Hi-Yo! Hi-Yo!) \nA mask to disguise him \nA great silver stallion \n\n\nAnd thus began his fame\n\n\n\nHi-Yo, Silver! Hi-Yo, Silver, away!\nHi-Yo, Silver! Hi-Yo, Silver, away!
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I'll used an old movie western term.. They're "circling the wagons".. A last ditch effort to try to defend themselves from an attack.. Kind of like The Alamo or Custer's last stand..
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there out to get u, cause you trouble, kill u. something like that goe's back to the wild west when gun men were out to kill each other.\n\nluv xx kh
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To send Chuck Norris back in time to the garden of Eden so he can roundhouse kick the apple out of Eve's hands before she bit it. Then, Chuck Norris would karate chop the snake in half and say, "Here, eat this", and casually walk away while the theme to Walker plays in the background: "When you're in Eden look bee-hind youuu, cause THAT'S... where the Ranger's gonna be..."\n\nBut seriously though, I wouldn't ask for anything because that's pretty selfish. I believe in God so I know he has a purpose for all of us. It's not up to me to tell him what to do... :-)
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Yes, they shoot them, but the ammunition that they use does not possess the projectile only the explosive compound ("blanks").  However, human error has attributed to death on the set (Brandon Lee, Mark Heckstrom-I think that was his name)and I am sure others who I am unable to name!
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They were first created by Stephen Austin.  The first record of them was 1824.  Original to protect against Indian attacks.  Post Civil War they were divided into two branches one was to fight against Indians and the other became more of the law enforcement.  \n\nNow days they developed into more of bureau of criminal investigations.  They are under the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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to put in my gun to shoot an intruder\n\nEDIT: OOOOH you meant who would I get in front of and eat lead for....\n\nnobody\n\nI'd disarm the bassard and knock him silly and keep him occupied til the law arrived (if he's lucky)
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Well, I couldn't find much of anything, either, other than Hermitage Arms Co. (aka Hermitage Gun Co.) used various manufacturers to create their guns. So maybe the Stevens gun that you found was then remade for Hermitage? Sorry. Good luck!
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James Bond, since he has a backup gun, more training, and the big axe. Bugs Bunny stole carrots from James Bond, so he became extra furious because he was going shopping so he could have dinner with some lady that was actually a spy from the enemy...Mwahaha...
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I agree with you - this term is used very often.\n\nThe metaphor of the silver bullet applies to any straightforward solution perceived to have extreme effectiveness. The phrase typically appears with an expectation that some new technology or practice will easily cure a major prevailing problem. The term originates from folklore. Traditionally, the silver bullet is the only kind of bullet for firearms that is effective against a witch, vampire, monster, or a person living a charmed life.\n\n\nOther suggestions: Panacea, Magic bullet
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Wrong, blackvipe. The Sherman was american, the Panther was german, and the t-34 was russian.
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Not according to the band.  Ace Frehley wanted to make them look like lightning bolts, without knowing or thinking of the SS or Waffen-SS.  He thought it looked cool.
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As Matt was leaving, he said to Kitty, keep that light on for me.\n\nMiss Kitty asked him where he was going and Matt replied  " Kitty, we've never needed explanations before."\n\nKitty said mister, you aren't the first gunny come lookin' for me and you won't be the last, and if you start horsing around, I'm gonna get on you like ugly on an ape.\n\nMatt left and Kitty turned on Festus and says " Festus, is there anything in that head of yours, that you would let Matt go after those robbers by himself?  What if something happens to him.  You know, no woman ever loved a man more that I loved Matt Dillon.  Now I suggest you, get off your dead @ss and get on that mule of yours and go help Matt."\n\nWith that Festus didn't argue with Miss Kitty and he left.
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because a bullet entered his brain
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"One who, like Sitting Bull, believed it essential to protect those and that which filled his heart."\n- This answer baffles me. Is he saying that the US Army was protecting themselves when slaughtering the Lakota?\n\nAs for the Christian soldier, I think his name was Biff Johnson. Or some stupid name like that.
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As others have mentioned, in the movie Tombstone, Johnny Ringo is portrayed as being the most deadly of the cowboys (he also does the little gun spinning routine in the movie to show off how well he can handle a pistol).  In the movie, Doc Holliday is saying that Ringo has a faster draw than Earp and would kill him if they fought.  So instead, Doc goes to fight (and kill) Ringo.\n\nThat is how it was portrayed in the movie.  However, in real life, Wyatt Earp was probably the better gunfighter than Doc Holliday (who had a volatile temper, but was not known as a particulary quick or accurate gunman).  And both of them were probably better than Johnny Ringo whose credentials as a top gunfighter are largely the fabrication of over-dramatic movies and books (many of which show Ringo as being both a deadly killer and very well educated).\n\nHistorian Jack Burrows did extensive research into the real story behind John Ringo and could not find any hard evidence that he ever killed anybody or was a particularly feared or accomplished gunman.  He did wound somebody in a drunken arguement in Safford and was a bit player in the Mason County Wars of Texas, but he did not play a significant role in the Tombstone fights and was not at the Ok Corral.  Also the real John Ringo did like to read, but he could not speak Latin, nor did he have any advanced education.  \n\nJohn Ringo was found sitting dead beneath a tree in the Chiricahua Mtns east of Tombstone with a bullet in his head a few weeks after the Earps and Holliday left Arizona.  Nobody really knows who shot him (or if he shot himself).  Some writers claim that Earp quietly returned to Arizona and shot Ringo, but this is very unlikely for a number of reasons (the Earps were known to be in Colorado at the time) and very few serious historians place much truth in it.  While a few people have suggested that Holiday might have killed Ringo, this is even less likely than the Earps and there is no evidence to support it.
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Mostly used to seed clouds jets can fire them into clouds or a flare can be used.  This is still used but can be very expensive.  Recently they stopped a drought in Austrilia by seeding some clouds.  Also i believe its spelled Silver iodide :-p im sure it was just a typo. AgI everyone does it