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    1. T.Lex

      Old gun ID from pic

      Something else I just thought of - would that gun (in either chambering) even be legal for deer in Indiana these days? Of course, people were better marksmen back then (overall), and placement beats caliber, right? ;)
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      Old gun ID from pic

      Kinda reminds me of the Bonus Army and the military leaders that were involved in that. "Only" 100 years ago....
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      Old gun ID from pic

      So, that's certainly plausible. And crossed my mind, too. As these things tend to happen, the pic was found in a bunch of other family pics. Most of the people are known. This one isn't, but one of the family members that it could be has been documented as serving with the US military in the...
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      Old gun ID from pic

      Hey indi, nice to see you around. It looks to me, based on sites like this: https://www.militaryrifles.com/swissvetterli That the Italian variants typically had all wood, but the Swiss seemed to have the metal showing for the loading gate. That kind of specificity might help identify the...
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      Old gun ID from pic

      That's awesome! Out of curiosity, where were you between 1900 and 1915? ;)
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      Old gun ID from pic

      Yeah, it sounds like they were popular "affordable" hunting rifles in parts of the country for quite a while. Interestingly, some of the parts of the country where this lad might've been from. It seems to be more like a trophy or something, though.
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      Old gun ID from pic

      Thanks, guys - and that's what I choose to remember about INGO. :) So, as I go down that rabbit hole, it looks like a US military noncom might've been holding that in Europe or in the US. But, based on other information, it was speculated that it might have been in the Philippines during that...
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      Old gun ID from pic

      Ok all you INGO historic gun folks, here's one that has stumped me and Google image search. The US soldier holding this appears to be wearing a uniform from about 1900 through 1915 or so. Unlikely to be cosplay, given how the pic was found. Also, could be either from training or a captured...
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      New York State rifle SCOTUS case granted certiorari

      Color me cautiously optimistic.
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      Looking for a specific self defense case.

      I was doing appeals for the AGs office starting in 98 through 2004 and nothing like that came through during that period. Plus, doesn't ring any bells - and it is a crazy enough fact pattern that it would be memorable! I'll do a little internet archeology on it, too.
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      Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man part II

      Oh right, in court. But this is INGO. :D If we can speculate about Floyd, seems like speculation about Chauvin is in bounds. ;) And I'm not sure reasonableness is a safe harbor for Chauvin....
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      Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man part II

      I think the boot off the ground part was important, too. I hadn't realized that, but it does mean that more of Chauvin's body weight was being applied to Floyd than not. I think we also need to consider that maybe Chauvin did want to hurt this guy. From what we now know about Chauvin's past...
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      Russia vs Ukraine anyone watching this ignite?

      Well, I sit corrected, sorta. Apparently, 15 days ago (which is kinda wild) the US notified Turkey of the intent to send 2 USN ships (unspecified) into the Black Sea. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-usa-turkey-idUSKBN2BW1HV So, there's that.
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      Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man part II

      Guarantee? Cops don't get guarantees, other than guarantees for an ill-fitting uniform and bad coffee. Floyd was cuffed and outnumbered and on the ground. (Not to mention, they were sober.) Chauvin alone could've gotten up without impairing their ability to continue to subdue him, while...
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      Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man part II

      haha Your second paragraph is kinda the answer to the question in the first paragraph. :) The officers' restraint became an assault (arguably) at the time Floyd stopped resisting.* He MAY have stopped resisting before he passed out, but he definitely stopped resisting WHEN he passed out. I...
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