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| − | The claim is false. There is no mention of "gunpowder" or anything like | + | The claim is false. There is no mention of "gunpowder" or firearms, or anything like them, in the Book of Mormon. |
==Endnotes== | ==Endnotes== | ||
Revision as of 11:39, 2 April 2010
Contents
Criticism
Critics claim that the Book of Mormon mentions "gunpowder," and "pistols and other firearms," clear anachronisms.
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, click here
Response
The claim is false. There is no mention of "gunpowder" or firearms, or anything like them, in the Book of Mormon.
Endnotes
None
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
Book of Mormon/Anachronisms/Weapons