Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar Gaddafi was born in either 1942 or 1943 to illiterate Bedouin parents who maintained no birth records. Rising from unimaginable poverty Gaddafi eventually amassed enough wealth to become the eighth richest person in human history. The sordid state in which he both entered and left the world stands in stark relief against the opulent splendor of his time in the sun.
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What to do with a Drill Rifle
Updated: July 12, 2019Original production M1 receivers are getting expensive and hard to find. Commercial M1 receivers can sometimes be found, but they’re not exactly growing on trees either. And not every commercial M1 receiver has been made to spec. So what’s a builder to do? Enter the drill rifle.
Alberto Bravo’s Uzi: The Black Widow’s Prey
Updated: July 6, 2019The Uzi submachine gun was arguably the most rugged pistol caliber submachine gun ever produced. While the faster firing HK MP5 got most of the press, I myself consistently shoot better with the Israeli gun.
The Pitiless Killing of Tupac Shakur
Updated: June 22, 2019Lesane Parish Crooks aka Tupac Shakur left an impression on America culture well beyond his twenty-five years. His brief life was spectacularly tragic.
The All-American Couple Deemed Too Dangerous to Live
Updated: June 12, 2019Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were just two young people madly in love…who rode around the country stealing things and killing people.
Two Gunshots That Changed the World: The Death of King Carlos I of Portugal & The Winchester 1907
Updated: May 23, 2019One fateful day, a European monarchy fell to the unstoppable power of popular revolution. It all started with a pocket pistol and M1907.
Three Shots That Doused the Light: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Updated: May 18, 2019Yitzhak Rabin was a politician, statesman, and general who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Israel. He was also assassinated with a Beretta 84F.
The First 9mm: Luger P.08 Pistol
Updated: April 19, 2019The Luger served in both World Wars and was much sought-after by the Allies as a battle prize. Despite some strange characteristics and features from the era, some still shoot today.
The Death of Anwar Sadat: Comrade Kalashnikov’s Assault Rifle Ends an Era
Updated: May 17, 2024Anwar Sadat served as the third President of Egypt. His story is a cautionary tale about the risks associated bringing peace to the Middle East.
Of Communism, Catholicism, Attempted Murder, Forgiveness & JMB’s Hi-Power Pistol
Updated: April 12, 2019When a terrorist tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II by shooting him four times, the weapon was a Browning Hi-Power. But the story didn’t end the way you’d expect.