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Col. Paul Tibbets Dead At Age 92
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"Paul Tibbets Jr., the pilot who dropped the first atomic bomb, died this morning at his east Columbus home. A long-time Central Ohio resident, and a vocal Second Amendment supporter, Col. Tibbets was a fascinating man. I had a chance to visit with the 92-year-old gentleman last winter when he attended a PRO Gun Show in Columbus, and signed autographs for attendees. He had brought posters and books with him. He was supposed to be on hand for just about four hours. He ended up staying more than six hours due to the growing throng of people who wanted to meet him, shake his hand, and perhaps have their photograph taken with this individual." ... |
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To prohibit a citizen from wearing or carrying a war arm . . . is an unwarranted restriction upon the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of constitutional privilege. [Wilson v. State, 33 Ark. 557, at 560, 34 Am. Rep. 52, at 54 (1878)] |
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