| I have been called, e-mailed and stopped
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| | sizes too. The two most common sizes are
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| on the street, questioned in my office,
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| | 12 gauge and 20 gauge, there are many
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| at a couple of places where I shop, and
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| | other sizes but for home defense we'll
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| at the post office. I do radio ads for
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| | stick to the more common 12 or 20.
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| Steele's Gun Shop and I'm known to be
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| | Ordinarily the shotgun is less expensive,
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| familiar with firearms to some degree. I
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| | easier to use, and better for defense
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| have been asked about what kind of gun or
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| | than a pistol by far.Many people think
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| ammo to purchase for home defense and
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| | that shotguns have shot that spreads, to
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| about concealed carry of guns and knives.
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| | send out a wall of lead, and that you
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| Some of these questions were from people
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| | can't miss with a shotgun. That is BULL..
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| who have never owned guns before and some
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| | The longest distance most of us will be
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| from those who "hate" guns and even hate
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| | able to shoot in defense, inside our
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| gun owners as well to some degree.One of
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| | homes, is about 20 feet. At that distance
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| my friends has interest in a business
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| | the size of the circle of shot from a
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| near the World Trade Center site. One
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| | shotgun is about two and a half inches in
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| close friend was the one who first
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| | diameter or less. It's easy to miss with
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| reported the plane that hit the Pentagon,
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| | a shotgun, but not as easy as it is to
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| about three windows from his office
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| | miss with a pistol. Some people want to
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| window. Another friend of mine lives on
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| | get all sorts of specialty ammo for a
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| Long Island and works in the building
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| | shotgun to use in home defense. That is
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| industry and at a huge lumber store
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| | not needed. The cheapest "bird shot" is
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| there; so she is in constant contact with
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| | the best for home defense and the least
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| workers and contractors connected to the
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| | likely to go through wall after wall
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| New York City area. Several of my friends
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| | after wall through your house and into
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| are military, National Guard, and police.
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| | the sleeping rooms of the rest of your
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| I am no authority, in my mind, nor
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| | family and the neighbors up and down the
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| compared to some that I know, but I am
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| | street.By the way, most pistol ammo will
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| very open in my communications on
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| | go through three or four walls, perhaps
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| anything. So, I am asked about a lot of
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| | more, before it stops if you miss the
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| things. I have been around guns, gun
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| | person you are shooting at in self
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| shops, police, military, and worked as a
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| | defense. Where are the kids? Think about
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| Federal Law Enforcement Officer, as a
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| | it before you get a gun. In fact thinking
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| Security Policeman in the U. S. Coast
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| | is far superior to shooting, regarding
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| Guard, and as a Security and Public
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| | self defense. In modern homes, made of
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| Relations person at FEMA for a while in
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| | foam insulation, wall board and vinyl
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| disaster preparedness and as an on-site
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| | siding; a pistol bullet can easily
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| disaster center worker.I do have some
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| | penetrate both sides of five or six homes
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| opinions and some are quite strong. They
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| | before stopping.Guns are expensive and
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| are based on knowledge and experience and
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| | good guns are very expensive. There are
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| information from those who know better
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| | some ways to beat the system however.
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| than I. So here is some data in the form
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| | There are lots of used guns on the
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| of;Frequently Asked Questions and My
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| | market, especially police guns, because
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| Answers.Q: WHY HAVE A GUN IN THE FIRST
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| | everyone, especially the police, want to
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| PLACE?For the same reasons we have smoke
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| | have the coolest and most awesome and
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| detectors, first aid kits, fire
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| | most new gun that is being advertised. So
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| extinguishers; life, health, dental and
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| | they trade in the old guns and often the
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| home insurance. Because planning,
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| | older guns are the better guns although
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| preparation and investment in proper
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| | less cool. Silly aren't they? There are
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| tools and devices -- give us more control
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| | lots of good used pistols, revolvers and
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| over ourselves and our destiny and well
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| | shotguns in the gun shops of America and
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| being in any arena. And, having better
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| | many of them are superior to the new
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| control of our lives and future is a
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| | stuff in reliability and accuracy. Go
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| native concern and need for most of us.I
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| | figure! J Or you can purchase a new
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| think, and most of us think, that any
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| | gun.No matter what you get, make certain
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| life worth living is worth defending. We
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| | that you learn how to use the gun
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| have dedicated 40, 50, 60, or 100 hours a
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| | correctly and get some training from
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| week to providing for our families so
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| | someone who really knows guns and safe
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| that they may live life without major
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| | handling. Most men think they are
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| interruptions or inconveniences and death
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| | genetically endowed with gun smarts and
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| or injury at the hand of a "Bad Person".
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| | they are not. In fact most men who are
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| Disaster is certainly not part of our
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| | first time or infrequent users of guns
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| plan for optimum survival for us and our
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| | are far more stupid and far more
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| family.Because people are neither
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| | dangerous than women and no more likely
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| natively brave nor courageous and because
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| | to hit what they aim for either. As a
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| people are natively more comfortable,
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| | matter of fact, women are usually better
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| less fearful, having something to hand
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| | shots than men atfirst, according to my
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| for self and family defense; having a
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| | experience. I have taught several hundred
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| weapon to hand or a method of defense and
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| | people how to shoot for the first time
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| protection is an internal instinct that
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| | and have helped a few dozen others shoot
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| is intrinsic and native. That can include
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| | better. By the way I'm not a professional
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| decisions to lock the doors, live in
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| | firearms instructor, just a willing
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| safer areas and staying alert to news and
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| | friend and neighbor who has shot a lot
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| current events. Even those who hate guns
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| | and owned a lot of guns over a lot of
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| and want all of them gone, always seem to
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| | years.IF you do get a gun, and I'm not at
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| have a kitchen knife, a baseball bat or a
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| | all certain that you should; keep your
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| sword (Ha) to defend themselves with. The
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| | defensive firearm handy but secure and
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| Bad Person, BP laughs as such implements
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| | practice, practice, practice. Practice
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| in the hands of someone not used to
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| | often enough to be dangerous to the Bad
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| fighting for their lives and it is in
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| | Persons and often enough to NOT be
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| fact laughable if you've ever seen a
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| | dangerous to yourself and your family. At
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| street thug fight or attack someone.Those
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| | a minimum that will be weekly for a few
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| who decry guns are the first to call 911
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| | months and then monthly for several
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| and beg someone, a policeman, with a gun
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| | months and then at least every two or
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| to come and defend them - the police can
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| | three months thereafter. Even those who
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| not and WILL NOT ARRIVE IN TIME. In fact
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| | hunted all the time 30 or 40 years ago
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| the police are not even expected to
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| | but not much in the last 10 years, are
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| arrive to defend you. They are expected
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| | not to be trusted to be safe and accurate
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| only, by law, to come and mark chalk
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| | with a firearm now.Q: WHAT IS THE BEST
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| lines around your dead body and that of
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| | KIND OF AMMO FOR MY GUN AND FOR SELF
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| your family - and to write up the
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| | DEFENSE? IS IT BEST TO USE THE BULLETS
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| reports, take pictures of the blood
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| | THAT COST 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR EVEN UP TO 12
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| splattered walls and floor, and file them
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| | DOLLARS PER SHOT?The silly news shows,
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| away along with a report on what they
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| | the major media evening news is fond of
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| find at the scene of your murder. Check
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| | showing off all sorts of buzz saw bullets
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| it out; even the Supreme Court of the
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| | and bullets that will penetrate bullet
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| United States had made a written decision
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| | proof vests and all manner of other
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| to that extent.Q: FOR A NON SHOOTER, WHAT
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| | nonsense. Almost anything on the evening
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| GUNS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR DEFENSE?None. A
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| | news about guns, ammo, self defense, etc.
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| non shooter should not have any gun.
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| | is a lie or at best BULL. Now, regarding
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| Having a gun without taking the time and
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| | ammunition; you don't need a lot of ammo
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| effort to learn how to USE it correctly
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| | for self defense. In a defensive
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| and safely hit what is aimed at is not
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| | situation if you need more than ten or
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| only silly but it's dangerous. Here, I
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| | twenty shots, you are likely going to die
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| agree with the anti-gun people. THEY
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| | anyway as there are either too many
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| shouldn't have a gun because they
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| | people for you to defend against or you
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| wouldn't use the gun and would likely
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| | are too bad a shot to defend yourself.
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| shoot someone for nothing, or miss and
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| | However, under the stress of self
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| hit someone else. Non-Shooters should not
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| | defense, it is not unusual for police to
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| own guns, period. Anti-gunners are more
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| | miss every single shot from a 15
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| likely to become murderers or accidental
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| | shotpistol when shooting at a Bad Person
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| killers with a gun than without. It is a
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| | that is only 15 or 20 feet away. In shoot
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| cinch that if they don't trust others
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| | outs where trained police are shooting at
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| with a gun, they certainly are not worthy
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| | BPs who also have guns, it is not unusual
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| of trust with one themselves, and that's
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| | for several hundred shots to be fired for
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| certain.Q: FOR AN INEXPERIENCED, NEW
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| | each person that is killed. Think about
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| SHOOTER, WHAT DO I RECOMMEND?First of
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| | it. They need to practice a LOT more
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| all, don't buy a gun if you are not going
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| | don't they. Luckily BPs don't practice
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| to become proficient with it and that
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| | much, if any, either. What you need lots
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| takes some time, repetition and training.
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| | of ammo for is practice.How about all
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| My first suggestion is the .38 caliber
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| | these wonderful and special self defense
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| .357 caliber revolvers. These are
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| | bullets? There are bullets that cost $6
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| inexpensive and easy to find new or used.
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| | each or more that are supposed to work
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| The .357 revolver and can be used with
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| | better and faster for self defense. The
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| low power .38 caliber ammunition for
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| | real truth is that it doesn't matter a
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| practice and for defense the same gun
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| | HOOT how expensive the bullet is, if you
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| will allow the use of extremely powerful
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| | miss a vital spot in the attacker. What
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| .357 ammunition. They are made to hold 5
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| | you need is practice, practice, practice,
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| or 6 cartridges and that should be fine
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| | so that you can certainly hit what you
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| for home defense. They are quite accurate
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| | are aiming at and STOP an attacker. REAL
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| and fairly easy to learn. They have no
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| | experts say: It is better to shoot the
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| "safety" lever so under tension and in
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| | attacker 6 times quickly and accurately
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| the terror of having to use one for self
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| | when you need to stop the attack than it
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| defense, there is no safety to remember
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| | is to hit them with one
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| about changing to the fire position from
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| | super-duper-Cowabunga-pooper bullet. So
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| the safe position. Many, many people have
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| | practice. It is bullet placement that
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| died as a result of trying to defend
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| | will save the life of you and your
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| themselves with a gun that was still on
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| | family; bullet placement that STOPS the
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| safe when they needed to fire it to stop
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| | Bad Person fast enough to stop that BP
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| someone from killing them. The Bad Person
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| | from hurting you or a loved one.Q: GUNS
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| won't wait for you to remember the
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| | ARE NO HELP AGAINST AN AIRPLANE AIMED AT
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| safety. I'm not in favor of safeties at
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| | YOU, OR SOME ANTHRAX SPORES. WHY ARE YOU
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| all. Every person in the home that has
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| | SO SET ON HAVING GUNS?Some folks are
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| access to the gun MUST be trained in safe
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| | concerned about potential social turmoil,
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| handling. No safety switch, lock or chain
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| | rogue bands of harmful burglars, perhaps
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| will make a gun safe in the hands of an
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| | dangerous riots, and there is a certainty
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| idiot or an unsafe gun handler - same
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| | that, for the first time, this war is
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| thing.A revolver is the gun that cowboys
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| | happening here and there are no safe
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| used. The cylinder holds six shots, and
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| | zones, at least no certain safe zones. As
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| revolves as it's shot, hence it's called
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| | members of a community, we seek to
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| a six shooter or revolver, and after each
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| | support our community with personal and
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| shot the cylinder revolves to put another
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| | community commitment -- a price others
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| cartridge in back of the barrel ready to
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| | are and have been willing to pay. Now it
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| fire when the trigger is pulled to slam
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| | MAY be our turn. I'm not saying this is
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| the hammer down and fire the bullet out
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| | correct or right or even necessary; I'm
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| the barrel to what is aimed or pointed
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| | just saying that is what some people feel
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| at.Once a person has fired several
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| | and think.Owning a weapon is a personal
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| revolvers or several handguns, many of
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| | decision. Some people have swords, canes,
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| them choose a pistol. A pistol is a
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| | baseball bats, pepper spray, potato
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| semi-automatic handgun that does not have
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| | mashers and even hornet spray or a water
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| a cylinder but has a magazine to hold
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| | pistol full of vinegar for self defense.
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| several cartridges instead. It is called
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| | Years ago almost all women carried a few
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| a semi-automatic because it moves a new
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| | long hat pins for defense and almost all
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| cartridge in place to befired each time
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| | men carried a stout umbrella or a walking
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| the trigger is pulled, just like a
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| | stick. In many countries, even today, it
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| revolver. Some pistols hold 15 or 20
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| | is considered sensible to carry a dagger,
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| shots or rounds as we call it. Modern
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| | a dirk, or even a pistol (such as in
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| pistols are only allowed to have 10
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| | Israel) or a rifle all the time for self
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| rounds in America as a result of some
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| | defense. I don't take a position either
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| idiotic laws passed by people who should
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| | way for whether or not YOU have a weapon
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| not be allowed to have guns themselves. I
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| | or decide to defend yourself against
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| prefer pistols to revolvers myself but
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| | those who would rob or harm you and those
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| advise revolvers for first timers to
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| | near you.I do take one position however.
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| learn on.By the way, an "automatic" is a
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| | I think that those who say guns are bad
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| gun that fires all of the shots, in
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| | and no one should have a gun and no one
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| machine gun rapid fire fashion with ONE
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| | should protect themselves with a gun
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| pull of the trigger. Few people own and
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| | should have signs on their clothing,
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| even fewer can effectively use an
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| | their cars and around their homes and
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| automatic weapon. They are better for
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| | businesses. That sign should say "I do
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| noise than for hitting something. The
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| | not believe in guns or other weapons, and
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| real best choice for home defense is a
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| | I do not have any weapons, and I will not
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| shotgun. But most people want a pistol as
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| | defend myself, and I do not believe in
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| it's easier to have next to the bed and
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| | anyone protecting themselves against an
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| to get ready. The shotgun however is
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| | assailant." If you are really against
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| easier to aim under stress and is more
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| | self defense and against guns - prove it
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| likely to stop an attacker faster.
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| | and post the signs!Otherwise, for those
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| Shotguns come in many configurations and
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| | of intelligence; Take care, prepare,
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| sizes. They come in several cartridge
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| | practice and be safe.
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