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    which was parked in the driveway. I did not find any alcoholic beverages in the vehicle. I found several live .40 caliber bullets in the vehicle. I was advised by the family James Welker us to have a pistol but pawned it for money. I then went into the residence to check the .22 caliber rifle. When I checked the rifle the chamber was empty and the magazine was filled with .22 caliber ammunition. The rifle appeared as if had not been

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    Article 4 – PlayOLG gets better with age It went down as one of the controversial rulings in Canadian history, when government proposals to approve online gambling in Ontario were passed. While not affecting the rest of the world directly, it would prove be a major step with regards to legalising online gambling on North American shores. The legislation still has it detractors, as some don’t like the idea of there being legal gambling available within the home, but the records show that people are

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    World War II was one of the biggest wars of all time. From the destruction in Europe to the devastation in Japan. The soldiers that fought in the battles were one of the greatest assets of the war. They are the ones who did the fighting and fired the guns. When the citizens bought war bonds back then, salespeople used to say “a bond is a bullet in your best man’s gun.” But what about the gun itself? The U.S was coming out with new weaponry for soldiers. They were making semi automatic rifles and

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    Cowboy mounted Shooting is a timed event where competitors run a designated pattern, while shooting ten balloon targets with two .45 caliber single action revolver guns, loaded with five rounds of blank ammunition each. Mounted shooting combines the styles of an old-time Wild West show and skills of barrel racing, pole bending, and reigning all into one event. Any breed of horse or mule can be used in the event, according to the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association, some horses take easy to the

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    I want to be a FBI Special Agent. I have always wanted to become something to better the world but just recently I changed my mind from wanting to become a Crime Scene Investigator to a FBI Special Agent. As I prepare to apply for a job of this caliber I know what is at stake and what will be expected to even be considered as a candidate for this job. In becoming a FBI special agent I will need to present both leadership and interpersonal skills. This is not limited to

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    The machine gun was created by John Moses Browning. Its design is similar to the Vickers machine gun. The gun features a .30 caliber cartridges and a rate of fire of 450-600 rounds per minute (Duffy). When John M. Browning created the M1917, the U.S. military adores it so much that it is still being used by the military today. The machine gun was installed on fighter planes, tanks

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    David Berkowitz Thesis

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    David Berkowitz, who many know under the alias of the Son of Sam, or the .44 Caliber Killer, was a serial killer in the 1970s. Berkowitz was a resident of New York City. He was arrested on August 10th of 1977 and was followed up by a sentence of six life sentences in prison on June 12, 1978. This makes his supreme term around 365 years behind bars. To follow are the details of Berkowitz and his life. David Berkowitz was born as Richard David Falco on June 1, 1953. His parents were Joseph Kleinman

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    muzzle brake is to reduce the felt recoil of a gun. Just how that is accomplished is as simple as it is amazing. In a nutshell, a 7.62 muzzle brake is designed to divert the gasses following behind a fired bullet in order to counter recoil. The .30 caliber muzzle brake is overbored enough to allow the round to pass through unimpeded. As the bullet enters the muzzle brake there is just enough room for the gasses to begin to get around its sides. It’s at this point that a standard threaded 5/8x24 muzzle

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    sporting rifle, hunting or competitions. I believe the AR-15 is great for everything and that banning it is unconstitutional, as well as very unrealistic. A solid reason that many anti-gunner’s want to ban the AR-15 is because of its high speed caliber, the 5.56NATO, and its ability to do catastrophic

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    M1 Garand Research Paper

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    The M1 Garand got its name from John Garand, who was a Canadian-American designer in 1928. The M1 Garand almost did not come into play as there was another man named Pederson, who was trying to build a .276 T3E2 rifle. The two rifles went through many test together and the .276 T3E2 rifle was leading the way. During the testing of the two rifles, Army Chief of Staff General Douglas McArthur, was against changing the rifle because they had too many .30 M1 ammunition in stock. On February 25, 1932

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