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Article: Gun Grab: The Hit Man Incident.
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- American Handgunner
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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Situation: Sentenced to die, a convicted contract killer has nothing to lose when he snatches a policeman's pistol.
Lesson: Carrying an on-safe pistol can be a life-saver if the bad guy gains control of your weapon.
August 9, Cheyenne, Wyo., beginning of day shift. Laramie County Deputy Sheriff Richard A. Proctor slides his cocked and locked Browning service automatic into the vault where duty handguns are secured before going into the jail to handle prisoners. The sheriff, Ed Smalley, gives his deputies wide latitude in their choice of carry guns. Proctor has taken some ribbing about his gun from other deputies who like big .45s, but Proctor likes the ...