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Not entirely accurate, but interesting...

The History Behind the Great M1A1 Carbine A Deep Look into the Weapon Modifications For Airborne Forces During WWII By Leroy Thompson The M1Carbine was the most widely produced US infantry weapon of World War II; 6,221,220 being manufactured between late 1941 and mid-1945. By comparison, during the War, there were 4,028,375 M1 Garands produced, though additional M1 rifles had been produced prior to US entry into the war. The M1 Carbine was light and handy, was a semi-auto, had a 15-round magazine, and was easy to shoot. Though initially intended as a compromise between the infantry rifle and the 1911 pistol for troops who were not front line infantrymen, a substantial number of M1 Carbines would see front line combat. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g-J6xaKQ

A Smith&Wesson M1917 revolver in .45 ACP in the hands of Tunnel Rat in Vietnam. Did you know some stayed in service for so long?

What do you think? Like the concept? Sometimes simple is best... Or perhaps you have a better idea?

So, should the blind be able to carry? What are your thoughts?? https://lnkd.in/gYdeG3aZ

A federal judge in Mississippi (5th Circuit) just ruled that the federal machine gun ban is inconsistent with the text, history, and tradition of the Second Amendment - while making it clear he disagrees with Heller and Bruen. This is an as-applied challenge (all the rest of us aren't as lucky). The ruling dismisses a criminal charge of possession of a machine gun under the federal statute, because the government didn't meet its burden under the Bruen test. This is now the second Machine Gun related case to be dismissed in the last 12 months under Bruen.

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Do you have binoculars? A pair of binoculars are always handy to have around. Preferably something in a useful magnification range (8x or 10x) with a wide FOV while being compact enough to actually have with you when you need them...8x30s were a popular standard for many decades. Can you name the actor and movie?

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