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Congressman wants to ban sale of enhanced body armor to civilians

by Chris Eger

Rep. Mike Honda, (D-CA) has submitted a bill to the U.S. House that would prohibit the sale, use, or possession of what he terms military-grade body armor.

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Al Capone’s ‘lemon squeezer’ up for auction

by Max Slowik

Heritage Auctions has just listed a very special Harrington & Richardson top-break revolver that once belonged to none other than Al Capone.

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College students face expulsion after using a gun to fend off wanted felon from entering their apartment

by Brent McCluskey

Two Gonzaga University students face potential expulsion after using a gun to fend off a wanted felon who threatened to force his way into their apartment on October 24. While at their off-campus apartment in Spokane, Washington, 23-year-old Dan McIntosh and 21-year-old Erik Fagan answered their door to find wanted felon John Michael Taylor, a […]

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Buying Guns with Bitcoin

by David Higginbotham

Bitcoin is slowly emerging as the accepted currency of the online realm. It was only a matter of time before bitcoin crossed over into the firearms community. While some legitimate retailers are now accepting bitcoin payments, most of the bitcoin gun sales are happening on a deeper level of the internet, one that caters to the black market one tier below what most of us consider "the web."

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