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Cop-killer Pistol 'Straw-purchased' at South Carolina Licensed Gun Shop
8 December 2009
Philadelphia Daily News
This is a story about the gun that killed Sgt. Patrick McDonald last year after a car stop, street chase and shoot-out, and how it came to Philadelphia.
The weapon - a Taurus, Model PR 145 Pro, a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol - was found clutched in the hand of Daniel Giddings, 27, released from state prison 33 days before the Sept. 23, 2008, murder.
McDonald, 30, a highway cop with eight years' experience, stopped Giddings' car, and the ex-con took off. He turned... (GunPolicy.org)