Patterson wrote that Hammer and Vanpelt took deputies to two 9mm pistols that had been hidden in an irrigation tube.

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And then, we were playing a lot with a great band called the Two Dollar Pistols, and I did a record of country duets where I was the girl singer on that EP.

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They will carry P990 pistols on their hips and are supported by two police vans carrying rifles to be used for special incidents or road checks.

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Two years later, he applied for five permits to purchase pistols, according to officials.

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Their subsequent arrest only reinforced people's perceptions of the Pistols - both positive and negative - and the song ended up at number two.

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