Talk:Ben Saxon/@comment-28683077-20180401131841/@comment-2601:803:8200:2720:A17A:B5EF:4494:BEFA-20190304170403

It's simple, really. Hot gases and unburnt powder will be travelling at the same speed as a bullet. That stuff leaves the barrel with sufficient pressure and force to cause damage, and the distance between you and the barrel will determine if you die or get injured. If you were to say, fire a blank from a gun at point-blank range, the person on the receiving end could actually die.