pistol

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Pistol Pete was a seven-time champion at the All England Club.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

The Sheriff’s Department said it could not comment on the ongoing negotiations in the California Rifle & Pistol Assn. lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

Pistol Pete played for LSU from 1967-70 and, like Woodard, in the era preceding the 3-point shot.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

In an opinion penned by Thomas, the court held, in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2023

Pistol shots cracked from the stern as pentathletes fired their weapons out over the empty ocean.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown