The Actors' Equity Association has called blanks "extremely dangerous." "Even though they do not fire bullets out of the gun barrel, they still have a powerful blast than can maim or kill." ...

A: A blank cartridge doesn’t contain a bullet, but it does have gunpowder that burns rapidly when the gun is fired. The force of that explosion can be deadly at close range, according to Bob … ...

When blanks are discharged, they create the distinct sound of gunfire and provide the shooter with real recoil, and the gunpowder combusts, causing a muzzle flash.

A 15-year-old boy was killed when a gun firing blanks was pointed at his head, apparently at close range. And in 1993, Brandon Lee, the son of Bruce Lee, was filming a movie titled The Crow.

My right-wing gun nut had turned out to be a long-haired, stay-at-home dad; his wife, an African-American who once skated for the Tampa Tantrums in the Tampa Bay Derby Darlins roller derby league.

Had he fired another round down the plugged barrel, the result would have been catastrophic for the $1,500 shotgun and perhaps for the shooter or those around him. The barrel would have exploded ...

In its native form, [Clint]’s K-441 is a caulking gun, able to apply silicones, resins, and liquid rubber from a reservoir with compressed air. It’s accurate, powerful, has a huge capac… ...

The Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, Heavy barrel is an automatic, recoil operated, air-cooled machine gun with adjustable headspace and is crew transportable with limited amounts of ...