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In reply to the discussion: What if suddenly every gun on the planet disappeared... POOF... [View all]Hatchling
(2,323 posts)13. I read an interesting novel with that theme.
Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_the_Fire
In Dies the Fire, S.M. Stirling chronicles the struggle of two groups who try to survive "The Change", a mysterious worldwide event that suddenly alters physical laws so that electricity, gunpowder, and most other forms of high-energy-density technology no longer work. As a result of this, modern civilization comes crashing down.
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"Crazed madman strangles 26 in an elementary school before clubbing himself to death."
Aristus
Dec 2012
#5
Except it's common enough to be the source of the term "running amok." (nt)
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#33
I'm picturing millions of gun nuts, all running frantically around their houses, yelling,
Marr
Dec 2012
#24
I'd rather a society where people didn't need to wear personal deflector shields. (nt)
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#31
Sharp objects worked well enough in our long, considerably more violent past. (nt)
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#30