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| ==MT2008==
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| *'''Name:''' Matt
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| *'''Age:''' 23
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| *'''Home Town:''' Originally from Chapel Hill, NC; currently living in Austin, TX
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| *'''Occupation:''' Semi-employed at the Austin branch of a major law firm; hoping to start Master's in the fall.
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| ==About Me==
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| After losing my entire account and all the contributions I made to this site, I have finally returned. I'm still extremely upset that I lost everything I did (lesson: back everything up yourself, since you can never count on webmasters to do it for you), but fortunately, I have lots of screencaps and too much time on my hands, so I'm back. In addition to working on articles I had edited prior to the great crash, I'm also working on lots of new ones.
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| Anyway, I'm a recent graduate of a particular college in Maine (I was a History/Government major) who now has way too much time on his hands. I'm sort of a wannabe movie-gun librarian, and I love watching movies and seeing what types of weapons are in it. To be fair, I don't know as much about the classics, mostly just contemporary movies ([[Rafa]], on the other hand, seems to be good with older films). Sometimes, I will buy movies on DVD, even terrible movies, if the guns are worth looking at - which sounds crazy, I know. Additionally, I tend to look for "behind the scenes" information on the guns in a movie - the company that supplied the weapons for the production, the armorers who built/handled the prop weapons on set, etc. I frequently use pictures of the actual prop guns in my articles, if I can find them (see for instance, my work on ''[[I Am Legend]]'', for which I found pictures of the actual AR15 carbine and Mark-23 that were used in the movie).
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| Although I'm big into guns, movies, and guns ''in'' movies, I don't do much shooting in real life. I used to shoot skeet when I was in high school, but that was years ago now. I also go to the pistol range sometimes, but this, too, is pretty rare. Usually, I just buy guns for collector value...I have a very expensive pre-1989 Poly Tech AK which I've fired a total of ''4'' times in my basement. I am thinking about getting more into shooting once I graduate and I'm not in an environment where guns are frowned upon.
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| So that's that. Any other questions, please drop me a note on my "discussion" page.
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| ==Guns I Own==
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| * Golden State Arms-imported Chinese Type 56S AK - this is my baby
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| * [[Smith & Wesson 4506]] - it actually belonged to my grandfather, but he gave it to me.
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| I also used to own a [[Taurus PT92]] which I have since sold (it was a very old and well-used example) and a Ruger Mark III (another of my grandfather's guns which I sold).
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| * UPDATE: I'm now the proud owner of an original West German-made [[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG P226|SIG-Sauer P226]]. (screw Picatinny rails!)
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| ==Images (of myself + guns)==
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| [[Image:MyP226-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|My West German-manufactured SIG-Sauer P226, with a magazine full of Speer GoldDot 115 GR. 9mm rounds nearby.]]
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| [[Image:MyAK (2).jpg|thumb|none|500px|My pre-ban Chinese Type 56S AK imported by Golden State Arms, here fitted with the PLA-issue bayonet that came with the gun.]]
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| [[Image:MT4506 (2).jpg|thumb|none|500px|Firing my S&W 4506 at the Durham Wildlife Club. This is an old picture, taken about 3-4 years ago, I think.]]
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| [[Image:IMG 0910.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Firing a rented SIG P226R at Red's Indoor Range in Austin, TX.]]
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| [[Image:IMG 0926.JPG|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of the P226 in my hand (yes, I know I should have kept my finger off the trigger).]]
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| ==Articles to which I've contributed include:==
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| === Movies ===
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| * ''[[2 Fast 2 Furious]]''
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| * ''[[44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-out]]''
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| * ''[[A History of Violence]]''
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| * ''[[Air Force One]]''
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| * ''[[American History X]]''
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| * ''[[Blood Diamond]]''
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| * ''[[Blown Away]]''
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| * ''[[Cloverfield]]''
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| * ''[[The Corruptor]]''
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| * ''[[Darkman II: The Return of Durant]]''
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| * ''[[Deep Rising]]''
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| * ''[[The Departed]]''
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| * ''[[Enemy of the State]]''
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| * ''[[Godzilla (1998)|Godzilla]]''
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| * ''[[Goldeneye]]''
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| * ''[[Hard Boiled]]''
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| * ''[[Hard Target]]''
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| * ''[[Hot Fuzz]]''
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| * ''[[I Am Legend]]''
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| * ''[[The Incredible Hulk (2008)|The Incredible Hulk]]''
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| * ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]''
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| * ''[[Live Free or Die Hard]]''
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| * ''[[Lord of War]]''
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| * ''[[The Matrix]]''
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| * ''[[Murder At 1600]]''
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| * ''[[The Negotiator]]''
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| * ''[[Patriot Games]]''
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| * ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''
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| * ''[[Raw Deal]]''
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| * ''[[The Replacement Killers]]''
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| * ''[[RoboCop]]''
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| * ''[[Romeo & Juliet]]''
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| * ''[[The Siege]]''
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| * ''[[Snatch]]''
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| * ''[[Training Day]]''
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| * ''[[U.S. Marshals]]''
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| * ''[[Where Eagles Dare]]''
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| * ''[[XXX 2: State of the Union]]''
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| * ''[[You Don't Mess with the Zohan]]''
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| === Television ===
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| * ''[[24: Redemption]]''
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| * ''[[The Beast]]''
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| * ''[[Family Guy]]''
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| * ''[[Harry's Game]]''
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| * ''[[Harsh Realm]]''
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| * ''[[Jericho (TV series)|Jericho]]''
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| * ''[[Ultimate Force]]''
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| * ''[[Viper (TV series)]]''
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