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“It’s not up to me to decide what activists should protest, but after years of dealing with the realities of street violence, I don’t understand how a movement called “Black Lives Matter” can ignore the leading cause of death among young black men in the U.S., which is homicide by their peers.” – Edward Conlon in The Racial Reality of Policing [at wsj.com]

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I think we covered the Alternative Ballistics less lethal gun attachment before. (Thank God Dan’s back online.) If so, it’s still worth revisiting – given the appearance of this most excellent Russian TV. Of course, the jokes kinda write themselves. In Russia, clown nose shoots you. You’re welcome to have a bash. But seriously, is the device of any use whatsoever?

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Later today (Saturday), MythBusters will air another Star Wars-themed episode on Discovery. In this preview, Adam reveals that the Galaxy far far away folks use laser guns that shoot their beams of destructive light at a paltry 130 mph. I don’t know if they’re going to tackle the obvious oft-lampooned fact that Storm Trooper couldn’t hit the broadside of a Death Star with their laser guns – sighting systems, training, shooting positions – but I sure hope so!

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“We have seen violence strike at all segments of our community. It is a sad fact now that no one is safe.” – U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch [via abcnews.go.com]

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