The 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.
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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.
Just Like Romeo and Juliet, But Crazy
Updated: June 6, 2019The medical term is erotomania. This is a rare condition wherein a mentally ill person becomes fixated on another, typically someone of a higher or untouchable social or economic state. This fascinating bit of psychopathology can drive those so afflicted to some most remarkable lengths.
D-Day Assassination – The Guide Lamp FP-45 Liberator: A Cheap Fistful of Chaos
Updated: June 1, 2019In the end, the gun was effective not so much for what it did but for what it stood for. In the hands of a determined combatant, the FP-45, despite its austere parentage and personality, yet remained a potent killer of men.
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.
When the King of England Tried to Kill an American President, Kind of…
Updated: May 11, 2019President Jackson was notorious for settling his differences with his fellows via gunfire. Estimates hold Jackson as having participated in between five and one hundred duels over his long and craggly life.
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.