police Iowa Police Chief arrested after selling black market military machine guns Thom Dunn

History 1980s VHS babes shooting machine guns Rob Beschizza

los angeles Classic 40s film noir "He Walked By Night" showcased talent that would go on to big things in the 60s Bob Knetzger

guns Ronald Reagan on Gun Control circa 1989 Elías Villoro

guns Gun manufacturer pitches the "JR-15", a rifle for kids styled on the AR-15 Thom Dunn

gun culture "Barrel Bands" are rings made from shotgun barrels Jennifer Sandlin

robots Robot dog confuses real dogs Jennifer Sandlin

gadgets Tiny $20 gadget makes handguns fully automatic. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms HATES this. Rob Beschizza

anti-democracy in america Two Republican candidates tell Michigan poll workers to "show up armed" and "unplug machines" Carla Sinclair

indie games Armaculture is a free indie game in which you survive the war any way you can Jane Frauenfelder

Safety This massive cannon fires dead chickens at high speed in the name of airplane safety David Pescovitz

gambling Woman sets fire to video gambling machine, subsequently shot by another person who wanted to keep playing David Pescovitz

gun control Police seize flintlock pistol and sword from criminal washing machine Thom Dunn

music Dub reggae visionary Lee Scratch Perry, RIP David Pescovitz

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