Front Sight, Press

Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe’s neighborhood has seen nine homicides in 10 months this year, more than all but one other section of the city. With gunplay wreaking havoc on his ward, Troupe thinks he has found an answer: citizens arming themselves.

“I told some policemen the gunmen had moved towards the rear of the station but they refused to follow them. What is the point if having policemen with guns if they refuse to use them? I only wish I had a gun rather than a camera.”

Topics: The Great Gun Rush of 2008, Eric Holder, Snubby Practice Drills, Moving off the Line of Attack with Jim Higginbotham, Using +p in Old Revolvers.
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