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Splinters from bullets, bouncing bullets, organs moved about in the body, shockwaves — the bottom line is, actual damage from the bullet is what occurs! Preparation is priceless. While we may choose the proper handgun and ammunition, as well as a proper holster, we ignore dealing with the worst scenario. Let’s talk about what happens if there is a gunshot wound. Editor’s note: This article isn’t meant to be medical advice. Consult a doctor for a professional opinion and always call 911 or seek emergency assistance if there is a life-threatening gunshot wound. Why Gunshot Wounds Happen Getting shot...

First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. Clinton returns to the trail -- and not a moment too soon for Democrats After missing three days of campaigning and fundraising to recover from pneumonia, Hillary Clinton is back on the trail. And her return is not a moment too soon for Democrats, with Donald Trump continuing to gain ground in the polls -- if not overtaking her in some key battleground states. The latest national polls still show Clinton leading Trump: Quinnipiac...

[snip] Today the Democratic presidential nominee — who released additional medical information from her doctor Wednesday saying a recent physical “was normal and she is in excellent mental condition” — will hold a campaign event in Greensboro, North Carolina, and then attend the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute dinner in Washington, D.C. Clinton’s return to the trail is sure to come with additional scrutiny and questions regarding her overall health. [snip] “Why in the world did Hillary Clinton lie to everyone and conceal such an important fact for two days, saying she was overheated and dehydrated and then, of course, hours...

The election cycle has gotten so out of hand this year, all we can do is collectively ban together and get drunk pretend none of it’s happening. To that end I suggest turning on one of the Hillary Clinton Apologist Networks like CNN or MSNBC and play the “Power Through” Talking Point drinking game. The way it works is this: every time a blank-faced Stepford-wife of a Clinton surrogate comes on smiling like a maniac and talking about what happened this past weekend and says the phrase “powered through” you have to take a shot of whiskey. Cheap whiskey. Don’t...

Hillary Clinton had a cough - a nasty, recurring cough that she could not kick after a week of trying. So on Friday morning she went to her doctor's office, not far from her home in Chappaqua, N.Y., to find out what was wrong. Lisa R. Bardack’s diagnosis: pneumonia. Bardack prescribed antibiotics and suggested that Clinton cut back her schedule and get five days of rest. But the Democratic presidential nominee refused. The election was just 60 days away, and Clinton wanted to grind it out - and that, to her, meant not telling many of her aides, let alone...

Well, Team Hillary has decided what "they" - and just WHO "they" are and WHO chose who "they" are is never asked - are going to do about Hillary's near-continual collapses and failures to finish events even during a sleepy, near comatose campaign schedule. The phrase is "Power Through" .... And you will see her slavishly devoted national press corpse suddenly use "Power Through" in dozens of excerpts and headlines the next few hours. All expressed in actual terms of relief and enthusiasm by a breathless propaganda national press corpse. It is a common, now routine Clintonian pattern. An event...