The use of the Lewis machine gun to shoot the women was given a robust defence by Captain Cornish: “The Lewis Gun is a very dependable weapon to keep mobs in distance. The only way to disperse an unruly mob is to kill them all.” The shooter, Lt. Browning said: “I set the machine gun […]
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