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A ricochet is a rebound, bounce or skip off a surface, particularly in the case of a projectile. [1]

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Abkhazian presidential election, 2004

On 3 October 2004 Abkhazia held its second Presidential elections since the post of President of the Republic of Abkhazia was created in 1994, and the first that were competitive.

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Aimée Leigh

Aimée Emily Leigh (born December 19, 1971) is a Canadian-born film actress.

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Alleyway (video game)

is a video game developed by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo as a global launch title for the Game Boy.

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Autocannon

An autocannon or automatic cannon is a large, fully automatic, rapid-fire projectile weapon that fires armour-piercing or explosive shells, as opposed to the bullet fired by a machine gun.

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Battle at Springmartin

The Battle at SpringmartinCusack, Jim & McDonald, Henry (1997).

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Battle of Broodseinde

The Battle of Broodseinde was fought on 4 October 1917 near Ypres in Belgium, at the east end of the Gheluvelt plateau, by the British Second and Fifth armies and the German 4th Army.

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Battle of Langemarck (1917)

The Battle of Langemarck (16–18 August 1917) was the second Anglo-French general attack of the Third Battle of Ypres, during the First World War.

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Battle of the Bismarck Sea

The Battle of the Bismarck Sea (2–4 March 1943) took place in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during World War II when aircraft of the U.S. Fifth Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) attacked a Japanese convoy carrying troops to Lae, New Guinea.

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BB gun

BB guns are a type of air guns designed to shoot metallic ball projectiles called BBs — metal balls approximately the same size as the "BB" lead birdshots.

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Blake Chancey

Blake Chancey (born September 11, 1962) is an American record producer and music business executive, known primarily for his work in country music.

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Boomerang (countermeasure)

Boomerang is a gunfire locator developed by DARPA and BBN Technologies primarily for use against snipers.

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Bouncing bomb

A bouncing bomb is a bomb designed to bounce to a target across water in a calculated manner to avoid obstacles such as torpedo nets, and to allow both the bomb's speed on arrival at the target and the timing of its detonation to be pre-determined, in a similar fashion to a regular naval depth charge.

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Breaching round

A breaching round or slug-shot is a shotgun shell specially made for door breaching.

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Brian & Stewie

"Brian & Stewie" is the 17th episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series Family Guy, and 150th episode of the series overall.

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Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival

Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival, commonly abbreviated The Bukta Festival, is an open-air music festival taking place every July in Telegrafbukta, Tromsø, Norway.

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Cannon

A cannon (plural: cannon or cannons) is a type of gun classified as artillery that launches a projectile using propellant.

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Captain America's shield

Captain America's shield is a fictional item appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Captive bolt pistol

A captive bolt pistol or gun (also variously known as a cattle gun, stunbolt gun, bolt gun, or stunner) is a device used for stunning animals prior to slaughter.

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Carom

Carom may refer to.

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CFB Shilo

Canadian Forces Base Shilo (or CFB Shilo) is an Operations and Training base of the Canadian Forces, located east of Brandon, Manitoba.

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Contact fuze

A contact fuze, impact fuze, percussion fuze or direct-action (D.A.) fuze (UK) is the fuze that is placed in the nose of a bomb or shell so that it will detonate on contact with a hard surface.

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Cuirassier

Cuirassiers were cavalry equipped with armour and firearms, first appearing in late 15th-century Europe.

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Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 is an upcoming role-playing video game developed and published by CD Projekt, releasing for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

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Death of Mark Duggan

Mark Duggan, a 29-year-old British man, was shot and fatally wounded by police in Tottenham, North London, England, on 4 August 2011.

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DGUSA Enter the Dragon

Enter the Dragon / Open the Historic Gate is the first professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Dragon Gate USA that was taped on July 25, 2009 at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and aired September 4, 2009.

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DGUSA Untouchable

DGUSA Untouchable was a professional wrestling event series produced by Dragon Gate USA from 2009-2011.

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Disfigurement

Disfigurement is the state of having one's appearance deeply and persistently harmed medically, such as from a disease, birth defect, or wound.

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Dymchurch Redoubt

Dymchurch Grand Redoubt is a fortification at Palmarsh on the coast of Kent in England, built during the Napoleonic War as part of a large defensive scheme to protect the country from an expected French invasion.

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Fighter aircraft

A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat against other aircraft, as opposed to bombers and attack aircraft, whose main mission is to attack ground targets.

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FN 5.7×28mm

The FN 5.7×28mm (designated as the 5,7 × 28 by the C.I.P.) is a small-caliber, high-velocity smokeless powder rebated rim bottlenecked rifle cartridge designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium.

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FN Five-seven

The FN Five-seven, trademarked as the Five-seveN, is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre-Herstal (FN Herstal) in Belgium.

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FN P90

The FN P90, also known as the FN Project 1990, is a personal defense weapon (PDW) designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium.

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Frangibility

A material is said to be frangible if through deformation it tends to break up into fragments, rather than deforming elastically and retaining its cohesion as a single object.

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Frangible bullet

Frangible bullets are intended to disintegrate into tiny particles upon target impact to minimize their penetration of other objects.

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Frank Simms

Frank Adams Simms (born 1947) is an American musician, singer, actor and voice actor who is known for providing the voices behind such iconic characters as the Kool-Aid Man, the Craver (the bug-eyed, fuzzy mascot of Honeycomb Cereal), the GEICO ringtone, and more.

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Garda Emergency Response Unit

The Emergency Response Unit (ERU) (Aonad Práinnfhreagartha) is the elite Police Tactical Unit of the Garda Síochána, Ireland's national police and security service.

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Garda National Surveillance Unit

The National Surveillance Unit (NSU) (Aonad Faireacháin Náisiúinta) is the principal clandestine intelligence gathering and surveillance operations unit of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland.

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George Kenney

George Churchill Kenney (6 August 1889 – 9 August 1977) was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II.

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German Armed Forces casualties in Afghanistan

With a contingent of 5,350 soldiers and policemen, Germany is one of the main contributors of troops to coalition operations in Afghanistan.

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Glaser Safety Slug

Glaser Safety Slug is a frangible bullet made by Cor-Bon/Glaser, a subsidiary of Dakota Ammo, an American ammunition company based in Sturgis, South Dakota.

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Glossary of firearms terms

The following are terms related to firearms and ammunition topics.

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Green Bicycle Case

The Green Bicycle Case was a murder investigation and subsequent trial pertaining to the fatal shooting of a young woman named Bella Wright near the Leicestershire village of Little Stretton on 5 July 1919.

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Gun safety

Gun safety rules and practice recommendations are intended to avoid accidental discharge or negligent discharge, or the consequences of firearm malfunctions.

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History of cannon

The history of the cannon spans several hundred years.

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HMS Vulture II (Treligga Aerodrome)

HMS Vulture II was an aerial bombing and gunnery range at Treligga, 2 km west of Delabole, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Initial Records

Initial Records was an independent record label in Louisville, Kentucky, that was founded in 1992.

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James Rigby Beevor

James Rigby Beevor (1811–1849) was a pioneer colonist and pastoralist of South Australia and a murder victim of the Australian frontier wars.

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January Events (Lithuania)

The January Events (Sausio įvykiai) took place in Lithuania between 11 and 13 January 1991 in the aftermath of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.

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John Albert Taylor

John Albert Taylor (June 6, 1959 – January 26, 1996) was an American who was convicted of burglary and carrying a concealed weapon in the state of Florida, and sexual assault and murder in the state of Utah.

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Joseph Gregory

Joseph Arthur Gregory MM (December 1900 – July 1971) was a Canadian sniper during both the First and Second World Wars.

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Kneeling position

The kneeling position is a position for rifle shooting.

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List of Japanese World War II navy bombs

This is a complete list of all aerial bombs used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.

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M80 Zolja

The M80 Zolja (Зоља; "wasp") is a portable one-shot disposable 64 mm unguided anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade, designed in the former Yugoslavia.

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Mad Blankey

Mad Blankey, or MB for short, was a professional wrestling stable in the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate, formed on March 1, 2012.

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Maya Ballgame

Maya Ballgame, which is a branch of the Mesoamerican Ballgame, is an sport event that was played throughout the Maya civilization.

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Michelle Izmaylov

Michelle Izmaylov (born March 30, 1991 in Los Angeles, California) is a writer of fantasy-fiction books for young adults and the author of the bestseller Dream Saver.

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Music history of the United States in the 1950s

Many musical styles flourished and combined in the 1940s and 1950s, most likely because of the influence of radio had in creating a mass market for music.

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MythBusters (2006 season)

The cast of the television series MythBusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like.

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Navigators (Norwegian band)

Navigators is a Norwegian pop band with lead singer Trond Andreassen (formerly of the Ricochets).

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Nerf Blaster

A Nerf Blaster is a toy gun made by Hasbro that fires foam darts, discs, or foam balls.

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Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (born 22 November 1986) is a South African former sprint runner who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend in 2013.

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Paintball equipment

Paintball is an equipment intensive sport and in order to safely conduct a game, every player requires a marker with propellant to fire the paint, a mask to protect the eyes and face, paintballs, and a loader to hold them.

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Penetrating trauma

Penetrating trauma is an injury that occurs when an object pierces the skin and enters a tissue of the body, creating an open wound.

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Pocket God (comics)

Pocket God is a series of digital and paperback comic books–strips, published by Ape Entertainment, published and marketed by iVerse Media, released for iOS devices, and available as a print in retailers, via contest, on August 3, 2010.

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Recoil

Recoil (often called knockback, kickback or simply kick) is the backward movement of a gun when it is discharged.

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Ricochet (disambiguation)

A ricochet is a rebound, bounce or skip off a surface.

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Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long

Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long was a segment of Hanna-Barbera's The Magilla Gorilla Show, and later appeared on The Peter Potamus Show.

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Rolf Clemens Wagner

Rolf Clemens Wagner (30 August 1944 – 11 February 2014) was a member of the Red Army Faction (RAF).

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Rudolf Berthold

Oskar Gustav Rudolf Berthold (24 March 1891 – 15 March 1920) was a German flying ace of World War I. Between 1916 and 1918, he shot down 44 enemy planes—16 of them while flying one-handed.

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Sherman Howard

Sherman Howard (born Howard Lee Sherman on June 11, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor and voice actor.

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Shooting range

A shooting range or firing range or archery range or pistol range or rifle range or shooting gallery or shooting ground is a specialized facility designed for archery or firearms practice.

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Shooting ranges in the United States

There are shooting ranges in the United States open to the public, both indoor and outdoor.

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Shotgun

A shotgun (also known as a scattergun, or historically as a fowling piece) is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called shot, or a solid projectile called a slug.

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Shotgun shell

A shotgun shell is a self-contained cartridge typically loaded with multiple metallic "shot", which are small, generally spherical projectiles.

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Siege of Fort Pulaski

The Siege of Fort Pulaski (or the Siege and Reduction of Fort Pulaski) concluded with the Battle of Fort Pulaski fought April 10–11, 1862, during the American Civil War.

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Sloped armour

Sloped armour is armour that is neither in a vertical nor a horizontal position.

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SteamWorld Heist

SteamWorld Heist is a turn-based strategy shooter developed by Swedish video game developer Image & Form.

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Steel target

Steel targets are shooting targets for firearms made out of hardened (martensitic) steel, and are used in sports such as cowboy action shooting, practical/dynamic shooting and for long range shooting, as well as recreational plinking.

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Stone skipping

Stone skipping (or stone skimming) is the art of throwing a flat stone across water in such a way that it bounces off the surface, preferably many times.

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T-19

The T-19 was a Soviet light tank design of the interwar years.

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Tears of the Black Tiger

Tears of the Black Tiger (ฟ้าทะลายโจร, or Fa Thalai Chon, literally, "the heavens strike the thief") is a 2000 Thai action-adventure film written and directed by Wisit Sasanatieng.

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The Basil Brush Show

The Basil Brush Show is a British children's television sitcom series, starring the glove puppet fox Basil Brush.

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The Club (video game)

The Club is a third-person shooter video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Sega.

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The Goldberg Variation (The X-Files)

"The Goldberg Variation" is the sixth episode of the seventh season of the science fiction television series The X-Files.

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The Olympics (band)

The Olympics are an American doo-wop group, formed in 1957 by lead singer Walter Ward (August 28, 1940 – December 11, 2006).

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Trauma plate

A trauma plate, also known as a trauma pack, is a plate that is an add-on component/insert to a ballistic vest.

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Twydall Profile

The Twydall Profile was a style of fortification used in British and Imperial polygonal forts at the end of the 19th century.

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Tyrone Mitchell

Tyrone Mitchell (October 17, 1955 – February 24, 1984) was an American who fatally shot two students and wounded twelve others who were leaving 49th Street Elementary School in South Central Los Angeles, California, on February 24, 1984.

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Underwater firearm

An underwater firearm is a firearm designed for use underwater.

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Varmint rifle

Varmint rifle is an American English term for a small-caliber firearm or high-powered air gun primarily used for varmint hunting — killing small/medium-sized non-native or non-game animals such as rats, house sparrows, starling, crows, ground squirrels, gophers, jackrabbits, nutria, marmots, groundhogs, porcupine, opossum, coyote, skunks, weasels, or feral cats, dogs, goats, pigs and other animals considered to be nuisance vermin destructive to native or domestic plants and animals.

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Victoria Dillard

Victoria Dillard (born September 20, 1964) is an American actress.

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Whiskey Politics

is an American podcast and television interview show hosted by Dave Sussman.

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Wii Play

Wii Play, released as in Japan, is a party video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii console.

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Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky is a 1948 American western film directed by William A. Wellman.

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1880s

The 1880s was a decade that began on January 1, 1880, and ended on December 31, 1889.

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1950s in music

This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 1950s.

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1996 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1996.

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2008 Greek riots

The 2008 Greek riots started on 6 December 2008, when Alexandros Grigoropoulos (Αλέξανδρος Γρηγορόπουλος), a 15-year-old Greek student, was killed by two special officers in Exarcheia district of central Athens.

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2010 West Memphis police shootings

Two police officers in West Memphis, Arkansas were shot and killed during a traffic stop on May 20, 2010.

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2012 Empire State Building shooting

On August 24, 2012, a gunman shot and killed a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York City.

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46 Long

"46 Long" is the second episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos.

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9×21mm Gyurza

The 9×21mm Gyurza (Гюрза, Russian for "blunt-nosed viper") round is a Russian handgun round designed to defeat body armor that was developed by TsNIITochMash for its SR-1 Vektor semi-automatic pistol and SR-2 Veresk submachine gun.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricochet

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