Is a Blank gun dangrous?

Question

i heard about a blank gun and somebody told me that it is not dangerous and it just makes a loud noise.Is that really true

Answer 1

There have been accounts of people being killed with blanks, namely because the air is still exiting the end of the barrel at the same speed as a bullet. If it is close enough it can at least damaging hearing and at worst kill someone if it is at point blank range.

Also if I saw someone with a gun loaded with blanks I couldn't tell the difference and there is a good chance they might get shot.

Answer 2

I am going to disagree somewhat with the others. Although a real gun is FAR BETTER. The average robber is a lazy degenerate just looking for some easy cash.... he is not interested in engaging in a full scale shootout with you. He is probably going to run away at the sight of a gun and almost certainly won't stay around when it start making nice pops in his direction. If someone has a serious personal grudge against you and wants you to die no matter what regardless of risk to their own life or you plan on stopping an armed robbery in progress or a homicidal maniac on a rampage... I would certainly get something real. A blank gun is more than enough to keep the neighborhood punk kids from breaking in and stealing your DVD player though.

Answer 3

It depends on how well the gun is made, what materials the gun is made with, and how the gun is handled.

Blank firing guns release gas and minuscule debris when fired, so it is a must to hold the gun with a straight arm that is slightly bent at the elbow. This will allow the safe release of debris and gas so that there is no burning of the skin/body and also ensure no recoil (recoil on blank firing guns is low) injury to the arm or any related (nearby) part of the body.

However, some blank firing guns that are made with low quality materials, have been known to blow up in the firer's hand. In other cases, the blank firing gun had minor meltdowns of the weak parts that were unable to withstand the gas/heat release.

Other malfunctions include the norm of real guns: Jams, misfires, etc.

Therefore, you must always handle a blank firing gun as if it were a real gun; be careful.

Answer 4

There are guns that only shoot blanks and a real gun can be loaded with blanks. A couple-of-up and coming film stars were killed with guns loaded with blanks including Bruce Lee's kid.

Back to your question; yes, even blank guns can be hazardous. Someone could beat you to death one or even with the barrel partially blocked to keep a bullet from being fired, the hot gases under high pressure have to go somewhere. If it is pressed against a person it can certainly injury, blind, maim or even kill when it is discharged.

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Answer 5

Well, yes and no. They do make a very loud noise, but if that noise is very close to your ear, it could rupture your eardrum, which I wouldn't call "not dangerous". Additionally, in some settings people will use a shotgun with a blank load, meaning the shot shell doesn't contain any pellets. But that doesn't mean that nothing comes out the muzzle of the gun. There are bits and pieces of the components that hold the charge in place in the shell that will make a pretty nasty mess of anything held over the muzzle. The bottom line is treat all guns with utmost respect, regardless of the load being fired.

Answer 6

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Is a Blank gun dangrous?
i heard about a blank gun and somebody told me that it is not dangerous and it just makes a loud noise.Is that really true

Answer 7

A blank gun is safe as you make it. Do something dumb, like holding to your head or body and pulling the trigger can still kill you. This is a common mistake by people that do not understand that guns are dangerous, even blank guns.

Answer 8

It depends on what kind of blank. I know that movie and stage blanks still fire blobs of wax, and ANY round with powder shoots expanding gasses out of the barrel, so if the barrel is up against someone, that person could still be killed.

The rule of thumb for movie blanks is to keep at least 4-5 feet away to avoid the sparks, gas and parrafin. I don't know about other kinds though.

Answer 9

If it is a .22 Starter Pistol, with a solid "barrel" it is safe. You might get powder burns if you fire it with your hand around the cylinder, but nothing else.

A real revolver loaded with 5-in-1 blanks can kill at contact distance. Back in the mid-1980's a rising young star killed himself on the set of his TV show by playing Russian Roulette with a Detective Special loaded with blanks. The gas pressure drove a chunk of his skull into his brain, killing him instantly.

Doc

Answer 10

John Eric Hexum, a TV star, killed himself by holding a .44 blank pistol to his head while clowning on the set. It had a cardboard wad to hold in the powder, and at close range, it shot into his brain. I was injured when my brother held a .22 blank revolver close to my face when he fired it. Some grains of unburned powder were in the skin around my eye. I took tetanus shots for that.