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  2. Hollow-point bullet - Wikipedia

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    A 9mm hollow point cartridge, along with unexpanded and expanded bullets. The expanded lead bullet and copper jacket are separated. A hollow-point bullet is a type of expanding bullet which expands on impact with a soft target, transferring more or all of the projectile's energy into the target over a shorter distance.

  3. Gun laws in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    720 ILCS 5/24-1.9. The sale of firearms defined as assault weapons is prohibited as of January 10, 2023. Existing assault weapons are grandfathered in if registered with the state police by January 1, 2024. These restrictions are being challenged in various state and federal courts.

  4. Mormonism and violence - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Latter Day Saint movement includes numerous instances of violence. [1] Mormons faced significant persecution in the early 19th century, including instances of forced displacement and mob violence in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. [2][3] Notably, the founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith, was shot and killed alongside his brother ...

  5. 2002 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Salt Lake City was chosen over Québec City, Canada; Sion, Switzerland; and Östersund, Sweden, on June 16, 1995, at the 104th IOC Session in Budapest, Hungary. [2] Salt Lake City had previously come in second during the bids for the 1998 Winter Olympics, awarded to Nagano, Japan, and had offered to be the provisional host of the 1976 Winter Olympics when the original host, Denver, Colorado ...

  6. Gun laws in Utah - Wikipedia

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    Gun laws in Utah regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Utah in the United States. [1][2][3] Utah's firearm laws are some of the more permissive in the United States. Utah's firearms laws are intended to protect the second amendment rights of its law-abiding citizens, while at the same time ensuring ...

  7. Utah War - Wikipedia

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    The Utah War (1857–1858), also known as the Utah Expedition, [4] the Utah Campaign, [5] Buchanan's Blunder, [6] the Mormon War, [7] or the Mormon Rebellion, [8] was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the armed forces of the US government. The confrontation lasted from May 1857 to July 1858.

  8. Expanding bullet - Wikipedia

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    Laws of War: Declaration on the Use of Bullets Which Expand or Flatten Easily in the Human Body; July 29, 1899 Document on International laws of war regarding the expanding bullet; The .303 British Cartridge, with information on the original Dum-Dum bullet, and the subsequent MK III through MKV hollow-point bullets.

  9. Great Salt Lake - Wikipedia

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    Salt Lake City and Ogden. The Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere [1] and the eighth-largest terminal lake in the world. [2] It lies in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah and has a substantial impact upon the local climate, particularly through lake-effect snow. It is a remnant of Lake Bonneville, a ...