Brazilian Governor Celebrates Banning Water Pistols
Jeronimo Rodríguez, the governor of Brazil’s Bahia state, is celebrating the success of his efforts to ban water guns from this year’s Bahia Carnival. brazil posts english I got it. The ban “prohibits the use of ‘water guns’ at street parties” and “the measure applies statewide.” g1 report A ceremony to mark the adoption of […]
Alexander Hamilton’s pistols up for auction at Christie’s
A set of handguns owned by Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Christie's auctions Starting January 18th, it could fetch an eye-popping $500,000. Although the flintlock pistol in his pocket was for personal use, it was not the gun Hamilton used in his ill-fated duel with Aaron Burr in 1804, and died from the injuries sustained. “They're […]