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The Brief: An Elbert County property owner shot an unauthorized intruder after being physically assaulted inside a vacant home in Bowman, Georgia. The wounded suspect fled the scene on foot but was quickly apprehended nearby by law enforcement deputies. After receiving medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, the suspect was booked into the Elbert County Detention Center on pending burglary and assault charges. Georgia law justifies the use of defensive force when an individual reasonably fears imminent physical harm during an unprovoked attack. BOWMAN, GA — What began as a routine property inspection by an Elbert County landowner escalated into a…

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In 1937, the Curtiss SBC Helldiver entered service, but even at that point, the carrier-based two-seat scout/dive bomber was on the verge of being obsolete. Interestingly, it was also the second aircraft produced by Curtiss-Wright to earn the designation “Helldiver” after the United States Marine Corps’ version of the Curtiss Falcon, operated by the U.S. Navy as the F8C Falcon. Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver of Bombing Squadron Ten (VB-10), USS Intrepid (CV-11), flies over Tientsin, China, as the city is reoccupied by the Allies in September 1945. Image: U.S. Navy The name was recycled just six years later with the Curtiss SB2C…

There are reasons why the full-size 1911 pistol is often described as “iconic,” and the gun’s long and successful history on battlefields, in the streets and at pistol championships isn’t the only reason. It’s slim for its power level, an important dimension for both comfort and concealment. When properly built, it’s also remarkably accurate, and its trigger system and grip shape adapt well to a broad range of hand sizes. The 1911 is not seen as often in holsters as polymer-framed, striker-fired pistols. Why is that? But you do not see it as often in holsters as you do striker-fired,…