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Old 04-13-2011, 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by finnbow View Post
Actually, nobody had rifles (yet). They had muskets. Rifles extended the range of muskets several hundred percent. I don't think the Founding Fathers saw that one coming.
Wonder what they would think of private citizens possessing AK-47s and 50 caliber sniper rifles?

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