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CA: 'The Sharp Reek of Gunpowder' - How Chinese Americans Are Embracing U.S. Gun Culture
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Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com
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The sharp reek of gunpowder – sulfur, charcoal and saltpeter – floods my nostrils the moment I step into the Los Angeles Gun Club, a 50-foot indoor shooting range in downtown L.A., with three friends. I twitch my nose and glance around, my heart banging with the irregular gunshots 30 feet away behind the soundproof glass windows.
The vestibule features safety instructions and colorful posters with autographs of celebrities including actor Ed Westwick and Tha Alkaholiks, an L.A. hip hop trio. A few more steps inside, facing two beige walls of firearm selections, we are overwhelmed by the deluge of new information. |
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MarkHamTownsend
(7/31/2020)
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Modern gunpowder is not made from saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal. I see no reference to cap & ball or percussion weapons in the article .... so another article written by a know-nothing journalist.
Nothing like the sulfur rotten-egg smell of blackpowder smoke in the morning!!!!!!! ;) |
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