Essay on Weapons Accountability

Weapons are broadly described as objects designed for bodily harm and physical damage. There is more to a weapon than guns and knives. Enter the world of the first firearm, why it was so important in the past, how it made children come of age, and how it impacted the world forever.

Dehumanization obviously has negative effects on a soldier’s mind and psyche, a fact that the military almost always ignores. A neuropsychiatric disorder known as “combat fatigue” often plagues soldiers in the line of an “unprecedented amount of indirect fire” but is almost never recognized. Many saw soldiers with the disorder as lesser, and “the Marine Corps official history failed to mention combat fatigue, even though it constituted 10 percent of the casualties and had a very negative effect on the fighting.” The trend of refusing to acknowledge that human soldiers also had human brains and hearts and feelings became accepted more and more as the war dragged on.

They were pretty late invention but the bow and arrow was an ultimate stone age weapon, in some parts of the world they have only been in use for 30,000 years or so. This weapon needed a number of inventions to occur before it could be finalized. First of all they needed very strong tine or string, they needed a sharp stone tool to shape the bow and the arrow and the possession to split very sharp, fine stone for the arrow tips. The skill to capture or kill prey from a distance gave our stone age man a huge advantage.

Humans have used weapons in warfare, hunting, law enforcement, and criminal activity for thousands of years. Weapons also serve many other purposes in society including use in sports, collections for display, and historical displays and demonstrations. As technology has developed throughout history, weapons have changed with it.

The bow was first used by the Native Americans in Iowa, near 500 AD. The Indians constructed their bows using items in their environment. These materials included wood, antlers, horns, bones, and even animal intestines. Many bows were made short and more durable for using on horseback. All the other bow were made longer and meant for shooting long distances. The strings for the bow could be made of various materials, depending on what was available to them. (www.historyoffighting.com) The strings were mainly

Throughout time, firearms have caused destruction and devastation, not only to architecture, but to families and wildlife; However, a firearm is incapable of doing so. Humans have a substantial amount of blame. For many years, guns have been used in war as an instrument to murder their enemies. Using a firearm is much more efficient than using a blade or a bow, but a firearm should not be the blame for a human action.

There were many different types of weapons, and one major type was the bow and arrow. A bow was made for projecting an arrow a far distance. They were a huge help in ancient wars because they provided ranged combat. Traditional longbows are made from a single natural piece of wood (“Medieval Weapons” 19). The bow uses a strong flexible string to project the arrow. The force created by the bow is powered by the bows elasticity (“Medieval Weapons” 18). The design of the bow has changed throughout time from being just a simple piece of wood to highly flexible metal. Bows have been used for thousands of years, for hunting and warfare (“Medieval Weapons” 19). Crossbows were very similar to the bow; in fact a crossbow was literally a bow on a stock (“Medieval Weapons” 21). The strings on a crossbow were stronger than that of a bow and they would rarely split. Crossbows were powered by a trigger mechanism which required less manpower. There were many different types of crossbows, and they became stronger over time. With

Gun powder was the change in warfare. Gunpowder eventually gradually overtime. In 142 AD, during the Han Dynasty, a man named Wei Boyang was the first to record anything about gunpowder. He wrote about a mixture of three powders that would “fly and dance” violently. People are still unsure if he was referring to gunpowder, but that’s the only explosive that uses three ingredients.

Guns have been around since the early 1400s, and we have improved on the firearms. Firearms are used for many things it just depends on the person who is handling the firearm. Firearms we used for war which I know it is not the brightest way to look at it. But if you would look deeper it was to protect their home and kept their people safe.

There were different types of hunting in all kind of tribes, although they were related. They had to use varied weapons for every animal. The most common articles were the bow and arrow and the tomahawk. The arrow stick was normally made out of tree wood; the arrow point was made out either of rock, bone,

We decide to run it as a group. My only shield from the bullets is my gun. I have yet to fire it. In fact, it scares me that my armor is something that takes, but does not give in return. There is no time to contemplate this, for Sergeant had already started the run. I had to sprint to keep up with the group. Just when I think that the bullets and rockets are bearable, out of nowhere, a German knocks me down. My rifle goes flying, leaving me defenseless. The German soldier reaches for his knife, but I blocked it with my hands. We roll around on the sand fighting, when I find myself picking up my rifle. I turn around and fire. I see a shocked faced of man who was about to stab me. For the first time, I get to study my opponents face. His shock transfers over to my face. This “man” is no man. He was a young boy like me. His young face is round, and his eyes startled me. They were bright blue and hardened. They were the eyes of someone who had seen too much already. The soldier fell to the ground with a thud. My rifle seemed to weigh a hundred pounds. I didn’t realize this weight was guilt.

Gunpowder emerged in China during the Tang Dynasty and proceeded to have profound effects on the world. It was first discovered when Chinese alchemists were searching for an elixir for immortality mixed sulfur, saltpeter, and birthwort herb together creating an explosive mixture. Gunpowder spread from China to India, the Middle east, and finally to Europe following the same route as the Mongol invasions and along the Silk Road. With gunpowder, China was able to make huge leaps in military technology changing from the standard sword and bow to mines and flamethrowers. Gunpowder led to new formations in the Chinese military due to early gunpowder weapons not being able to be used on horseback it led to an increase in infantry. The first gunpowder

.Throughout the entire history of firearms for both civilian and military applications, the importance of Gunsmithing proved time and time again to be invaluable. The disassembly, repair and troubleshooting of firearms to remedy the mechanical and accuracy problems that saves money, provide food and defense. According to Bellis (2016), In 1232 the Chinese who invented gunpowder (black powder) first used it in a weapon-gunpowder-filled tubes aka rockets. Since 1232 to present many innovations and designs have been created and improved upon. While in Germany I, could visit; old castles, forts and see the early weaponry such as the Matchlock and Flintlock rifles.

In history, we see the bow first pop up around 64 thousand years ago when founded on a cave wall in Valltorta Gorge, Spain. during this time the bow just curved sticks with a taut string. Later, Egypt used the bow as their main weapon for war. Though, the Egyptians didn't use just any bow. The Egyptians started the time of the recurve bow, which is a bow where the top and bottom tips curve away from the archer when the bow is strung. The curves are what gives the bow the power to push the arrow forward. This is where the bow now becomes the main weapon for war.

When you think of weapons now-a-days, you think of guns, guns, and guns, however it wasn’t always about guns. In fact, the first weapon was probably just a stone or stick of some sort. For years and years to date, weapons have been around. So you could imagine that when technology advances, the weapons come with advances as well. The engineering of weapons have also been around since weapons, whether it had a name or not. As long as weapons have been around, weapon engineering and the advancement of weapons have been around. Weapons date back starting around the stone age, when weapons, of course were made with stone, included: spears, axes, clubs, and of course rocks. Later, around the Greco-Roman period (332 BC, 395AD), swords and shields were added into the mix. Battering rams, catapults, and crossbows were the most common in the middle ages of 500 AD – 1500. And not until the 18th century when the industrial revolution came is when guns were added, along with cannons. In today’s time, although guns are still being used, the modern day and future weapons are computers, which use GPS, radars, and can even control things like robots. With more and more technological advances like this, there will be a huge need for people who profession in weapon engineering to complete these task and innovate new ideas.