I'm stroingly in favor of Quaker Guns, tho' I've just learned of them. They seem less expensive to manufacture, to maintain, and are probably less harmful overall.
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Might be obvious, but “less harmful” is why it’s called a “Quaker” gun!
The name derives from the Religious Society of Friends or "Quakers", who have traditionally held a religious opposition to war and violence in the Peace Testimony.
From Wikipedia, which also has a different photo where they’re even more obviously logs!
I've known plenty of Quakers over the years. Prolly the one I knew earliest was my boss back in High School/ Undergrad. Fine folk as far as I can tell. Anyway, yes, I get the pun, but others might not.
Weirdly enough they have a terrible track record with the American presidency. The only one was Nixon
They even have a flared base.
Well, they can't actually fire, so definitely a lot less harmful.
Splinters are the worst tho. I’d rather me leg blown off.
I had no idea.