Why does a person while firing a bullet holds the gun tightly to his shoulders?
A person while firing a bullet holds the gun tightly to his shoulder because of the recoil of the gun when the bullet is fired. This is in accordance with Newton’s third law of motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, that acts on different bodies. When a bullet is fired, the forward motion of the bullet (action) creates a recoil or backward motion of the gun (reaction). The action force being much greater will create an equivalent recoil force in the backward direction. If the person who holds the gun does not hold it properly to his shoulders that can result in injury. This is because the shoulder absorbs most of the force during recoil that enables the shooter to take a steady shot. Thus, if not held tightly to his shoulders, the shot will not be precise and this can also cause the gun to fly away from his hands.
