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A weekend of violent protests: Breaking down the police killing of Anthony Lamar Smith in St. Louis

Protests entered a fourth day Monday in St. Louis after a white former police officer there was found not guilty in the 2011 killing of a black suspect.

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Gun Review: A journey to find a carry gun leads to the Smith & Wesson 442

Talk to anyone in the know, and they'll tell you the worst first carry gun is a light-weight snub nosed revolver. Not because the gun doesn't get the job done, but because it requires a ton of practice and skill to master.

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Out of production but not outdated: The Smith & Wesson Model 65-4

For two decades, the Smith & Wesson 65 rode on hips of countless officers. If boys in blue trusted their lives to the S&W 65 than it’s good enough for me.

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Police arrest 84-year-old Georgia man who pointed gun at anti-Obama protestors

The 84-year-old man alleged to have pointed a gun at two anti-Obama protestors in Gwinnet County, Georgia, was arrested. Overpasses for Obama’s Impeachment protestors, Toni Pendley and Marge Moore, were on Steve Reynolds Bouelvard when a man, later identified as Roy Smith, pulled alongside the women in his maroon colored car and pointed a gun […]

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Gun Review: Smith & Wesson 686 Plus (VIDEO)

The Smith & Wesson Model 686 ages well. It is the best thing to come out of 1980. The full sized stainless steel .38/.357 is one of the most accurate and reliable double action revolvers ever. With its six inch barrel, there is nothing subtle about the 686.

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SHOT Show 2013: New From Smith & Wesson: M&P C.O.R.E., M&P 10, and New 1911s (VIDEO)

Smith & Wesson's new M&P C.O.R.E. pistols aren't shockingly new, but they're going to change the way many polymer pistol makers build their slides. Reflex pistol sights keep getting better, and they're the talk of the SHOT Show this week. Many agree that that's where guns are going. Well Smith & Wesson's there now.

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Dear Santa, I Need a New Smith & Wesson 686

I've been good, I promise. And last year, despite a clean record, I got stiffed. But I'll admit my list was ambitious. This year I'm going for practical. And Jolly Ol' St. Nick needs to pony up for a new 3-5-7 from TALO, the best Smith & Wesson 686 around.

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