it says known as "black powder" since the late 19th century
apparently the word "gun" originally referred to any projectile-hurling weapon
www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=gun
and we got it from the Chinese who had already invented guns as well, which I didn't know.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 20 Jul 2012, 10:58,
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Ah, it's simple then
We tell them guns are Chinese and therefore unpatriotic - job done :-)
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if guns were chinesed only the chinese would have guns
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 20 Jul 2012, 11:02,
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