nekandro@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoClassroom massacre: Survivors say Israel executed innocents in Gaza schoolwww.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down118cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkClassroom massacre: Survivors say Israel executed innocents in Gaza schoolwww.aljazeera.comnekandro@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square20fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarethis_1_is_mine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down19·1 year agoNot to be nit picky but point blank is “within lethal range”. If it can kill you it is within point blank range. You could be half a mile away and still be within point blank range.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoAccording to Oxford Dictionary (via Google), point blank means “very close”. This would be the layman’s definition. The official definition (per Wikipedia) is close enough to not have to compensate for the effects of gravity on the bullet when aiming. So no, it’s not “within lethal range”.
minus-squareThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIt means the target is close enough that you don’t need to adjust for drop, you can just point and shoot
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThat’s an impressive amount of bullshit to try and defend war criminals.
Not to be nit picky but point blank is “within lethal range”. If it can kill you it is within point blank range. You could be half a mile away and still be within point blank range.
According to Oxford Dictionary (via Google), point blank means “very close”. This would be the layman’s definition.
The official definition (per Wikipedia) is close enough to not have to compensate for the effects of gravity on the bullet when aiming.
So no, it’s not “within lethal range”.
It means the target is close enough that you don’t need to adjust for drop, you can just point and shoot
That’s an impressive amount of bullshit to try and defend war criminals.