In 1917 you could order a belt-fed machine gun from a Sears catalog: “Machine guns are used largely by police organizations, home guards and municipalities in case of riots.”
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During the WW1 Germans protested against the use of shotguns…
During the WW1 Germans protested against the use of shotguns in trenches by the Americans arguing Hague Convention forbid to employ arms that cause unnecessary suffering.
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In Japan, you are equally likely to die from being…
In Japan, you are equally likely to die from being struck by lightning as you are from being shot by a gun.
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The New Orleans EMS has a policy stating that all EMS must…
The New Orleans EMS has a policy stating that all EMS must wear their Kevlar helmets between 11:45 pm and 12:15 am on New Year’s Eve.
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In Franklin D. Roosevelt’s original plans for the United Nations…
In Franklin D. Roosevelt’s original plans for the United Nations, the Four Policemen (the US, UK, Soviet Union, and China) were the only nations allowed to possess weapons more powerful than a rifle.
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A Pennsylvania man shot a gun into his neighbor’s house while trying…
A Pennsylvania man shot a gun into his neighbor’s house while trying to clear the chamber. He stated in court that firing the gun was the only way he knew to unload it.
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Gaston Glock, designer of Glock pistols, made prototypes and test-fired…
Gaston Glock, designer of Glock pistols, made prototypes and test-fired them with his left hand; if he was maimed by an explosion, he could still draw blueprints with his right.
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Gun ownership is REQUIRED…
Gun ownership is REQUIRED in some towns in the U.S.
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Iceland has one of the largest gun owner …
Iceland has one of the largest gun ownership rates in the world, and yet has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.
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If New Orleans were a country, its gun h …
If New Orleans were a country, its gun homicide rate would rank second highest in the world.
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