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To: Kickass Conservative

John Wilkes booth had pistols not a rifle...


141 posted on 02/23/2018 6:20:18 PM PST by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: Alter Kaker

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John Wilkes booth had muskets.

Pistols use the energy of the shot to drive the “piston” back to automatically load a fresh cartridge.


144 posted on 02/24/2018 1:18:17 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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