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Secret service agents moments after the 1981 assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan. (lemmy.world)
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Excerpt: On this day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest at the side entrance of the Washington Hilton on Connecticut Avenue by John Hinckley Jr. Reagan was walking to his limousine after a speech to AFL-CIO leaders when Hinckley, 25, who was standing among a group of reporters, fired six shots, hitting Reagan and three others.

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[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 9 months ago

That'd be a Mac-11, I believe. Not an Uzi.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It is a full sized, folding stock Uzi. I have another comment in the thread showing other angles.

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