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The UK Mail Online reported that a British sniper killed SIX Taliban fighters with a SINGLE bullet as the ace marksman hit suicide bomber’s explosive vest from half a mile

Deborah Bay was in a store that sells building materials in her hometown of Houston, Texas, when she saw a display of bulletproof plexiglass. A few different types of ammunition were lodged in the hard plastic to demonstrate the strength of the product. Read more: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/06/the-big-bang-enthralling-photos-of-exploding-bullets/#ixzz2XZoZnvLe Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter

Fall Fashions http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/mar/31/anti-drone-hoodie-big-brother “It’s what I call anti-drone,” explains designer Adam Harvey. “That’s the sentiment. The material in the anti-drone clothing is made of silver, which is reflective to heat and makes the wearer invisible to thermal imaging.” The “anti-drone hoodie” was the central attraction of Harvey’s Stealth Wear exhibition, which opened in central London…

This is a great article that provides a variety of perspectives on the arms debate. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/jul/22/gun-homicides-ownership-world-list#data An excerpt… How does the US really compare on firearms? The world’s crime figures are collected by the UNODC through its annual crime survey. It has a special section of data on firearm homicides – and provides detailed information…