The Gun That Silenced a King: Examining the Weapon Used to Assassinate Martin Luther King Jr.

The Weapon of Dying: A Detailed Examination Kind and Specs The instrument of King’s assassination was a Remington Mannequin 760 Gamemaster, a pump-action rifle chambered for .30-06 cartridges. It was not a firearm usually related to high-profile assassinations, which added to the shock and the preliminary bewilderment surrounding the crime. This comparatively frequent looking rifle, … Read more

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