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Originally Posted by Kostya
Yeah but,
The device (which for jokes is lets say created by jokester intergallactic aliens) simply creates space age nanomechanisms which have subatomic AI computers that proliferate and then target only the small number of chemical formulae which are used in gunpowder, totally leaving other chemical reactions alone, so it only actually effects gunpowder reactions by constantly igniting it at an atomic level.
Haven't you guys watched Dr. Who in your time?
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Gunpowder burns. In order to render all firearms inert, it would have to ban all forms of combustion, lest people simply substitute other forms of combustion for gunpowder. For example, flour could be used if it was ground finely enough. That's why every so often, you'll hear of grain silos exploding...the grain is ground into very fine flour just by friction, and then ignites with any heat source. It's a function of surface space compared to particle size.
BTW, you do know that you can make "ersatz gunpowder" by grinding up OLD movie or camera film (AKA Nitrocellulose), right? Or propane works well, just like aerosol hairspray, WD-40, or Baker's Joy cooking spray, right? All you'd have to do is seal the primer pocket and case neck with something like fingernail polish. Other potential alternates include finely ground magnesium or aluminum powder. In other words, all it takes is something that's highly flammable.
Where there's a will, there's a way.