The Pistol
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| Originally published | 1959 |
| Authors | James Jones |
| Preceded by | Some Came Running |
| Genres | Fiction |
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| ID | 2112082 |
About The Pistol
As bombs begin to fall on Pearl Harbor, nineteen-year-old PFC Richard Mask is wearing a pistol, a . 45 caliber automatic that makes him feel connected to the army of the Wild West and Custer's Cavalry. . . .
Boy with water pistol confronted by armed police
... It condemned the response and said The Pistol was unmistakably a toy...
Alec Baldwin could face new charge in Rust shooting, due to 'additional facts'
... The actor told investigators at the time that he pulled back the hammer on The Pistol, but did not pull the trigger...
Why a rare gun charge against Hunter Biden could misfire
... The president s son, however, wrote about his addiction to crack cocaine during the period of his life when he bought The Pistol in his 2021 memoir Beautiful Things...
Police praise 'brave' shop worker who tackled gun-wielding robber
... The Pistol had started to break apart as the two fought and was later believed to have been a plastic BB gun, officers added...
Virginia teacher shot by six-year-old files $40m lawsuit
... The boy brought The Pistol in his backpack to Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, a city of about 180,000 residents north-west of Virginia Beach...
Lyra McKee: Niall Sheerin jailed for having gun used to kill journalist
... Niall Sheerin, 29, from Tyrconnell Street in Londonderry, admitted possessing The Pistol between 11 September 2018 and 6 June 2020...
Jayland Walker: Ohio police release video of deadly suspect chase
... As well as The Pistol found with a loaded magazine on a seat in the car, a bullet casing matching the weapon was found nearby, police say...
Kendal Covid conspiracy brothers jailed for buying pistol
... Quite extraordinary case Harry Wilson paid for The Pistol, a Glock magazine and 50 rounds of ammunition with cryptocurrency but the parcel was intercepted by law enforcement agencies in the United States...
Jayland Walker: Ohio police release video of deadly suspect chase
US police have released video of a chase in Akron , Ohio, which ended in a Black Man being shot dead, hit More Than 60 times by pursuing officers.
Police believe Jayland Walker, 25, opened fire first and officers feared for their lives during the night-time Traffic Stop on 27 June.
Mr Walker was not armed when he ran away from his car but police say a pistol was later found inside it.
Akron 's mayor urged local people to show patience as protests began.
" The video is heart-breaking, it's hard to take in, " Daniel Horrigan said after the footage was released on Sunday.
State Attorney General Dave Yost promised a " complete, fair and expert investigation" by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation while Akron police are holding a separate internal investigation into whether officers violated departmental rules or policies.
The Eight officers involved in The Shooting , seven of whom are white And One of whom is black, have been put on paid administrative leave.
A lawyer for Mr Walker's family said officers had kept firing even after he was on the ground.
Derrick Johnson , president of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, described Mr Walker's death as " murder. Point blank".
Jayland Walker's car was stopped on Monday 27 June at 00:30 for a routine traffic inspection.
, Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett said, quoted by the Associated Press news agency.
Police body cameras show a person in a ski mask Getting Out of The Car and running towards a Car Park , chased by officers for about 10 seconds before they Open Fire .
One officer tried first to use a stun gun but that was unsuccessful, police say.
Police Chief Mylett said one still photo seemed to show Mr Walker " Going Down to his waist area" and another appeared to show him turning toward an officer. A third picture image " captures a forward motion of his arm" He Said .
As well as The Pistol found with a loaded magazine on a seat in The Car , a bullet casing matching The Weapon was found nearby, police say.
Demonstrators marched peacefully through Akron and gathered in front of The City justice centre after the video was released.
Family lawyer Bobby DiCello said police had fired on Mr Walker even when he was on the ground and had handcuffed him before trying to provide First Aid .
: " Anger is fine. Anger is understandable. Violence is not. Let's uphold the dignity of Jayland's life as we peacefully demand justice for him. "
Source of news: bbc.com
