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The 75mm M116 Pack Howitzer was designed in the 1920s. It met a need for an artillery piece that could be moved across difficult terrain by pack animals.

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The teen, who is expected to be okay, told police he did not know the suspect but also said he found the gun by a nearby housing complex.

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The preschooler’s mom was met by a stone-faced teacher last week who informed her that her son brought a “shotgun bullet” to school.

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Owner Frank Schwagel came up with the idea as a means to increase evening traffic in the store after they were robbed twice in three months.

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The man refused to leave and began yelling racial slurs and throwing bags of potato chips at the clerk before assaulting the open-carrying customer.

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The bicyclist said he felt threatened by the dog, but he dog's owner described him as laid back, easy-going and happy-go-lucky.

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Owning a National Firearms Act item is trouble enough with the $200 tax stamp, stack of paperwork and all the extra equipment and ammo. But when it comes to owning a Howitzer, the latter is doubly difficult. On this episode of "We The People," Dom Spano talks about his life as the proud owner of a 75mm Pack Howitzer.

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A Norton Shores, Michigan, gas station clerk took matters into his own hands and sent an armed robber running for the door early Monday morning. The clerk was working at a Shell gas station when a suspect armed with a revolver and donning a mask entered and demanded money. The clerk acted like he was playing […]

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A 14-inch 105mm howitzer artillery shell fired during an Oklahoma gun show came crashing into a homeowner’s bedroom Saturday. The shell was fired from a historic artillery cannon at the Oklahoma Full Auto Shoot and Trade Show, the local CBS-affiliate reports. It travelled nearly three miles before striking a tree limb and tumbling into Gene […]

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Iran is building a mock-up of a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered Nimitz class aircraft carrier. United States officials say the aircraft carrier is non-operational and suspect Iran plans to blow the vessel up for propaganda purposes. Satellite photos of the carrier reveal there are also mock aircraft on the flight deck, New York Times reports. The […]

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A cameraman of the Free Syrian Army got hit by a tank shell from the Syrian Arab Army while in Alhamdeh, Idlib. According to the video posted to LiveLeak he only suffered minor injuries to his knee and face. [ LiveLeak ]

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This is what it would be like to ride tank canon as it’s firing a round. Somebody strapped a GoPro camera to an Israeli Merkava mark III tank canon, and then let loose a shell. The results are stunning, according to the video uploaded to YouTube. So buckle up, and get ready for the ride. […]

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