Any mention of the Howard Johnson shooting back in 1973?
The weapon that made him do it was a RUGER Deerslayer 4 shot tube fed .44 magnum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Essex
Mark James Robert Essex (August 12, 1949[1] – January 7, 1973) was an American mass murderer who killed nine people, including five policemen, and wounded 13 others in New Orleans on December 31, 1972 and January 7, 1973.
No mention of it. Came in handy having a Marine aviation unit near by.