• epa03478720 (04/22) Scott David (R) pauses from assembling a Browning .50 caliber machine gun to watch another attendee climb atop a privately owned M18 Hellcat tank before the start of the Big Sandy Machine Gun Shoot outside Wikieup, Arizona, USA, 19 October 2012. Twice a year, the Big Sandy lures gun enthusiasts to the Sonoran Desert for a weekend of firing heavy weaponry. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO PLEASE REFER TO ADVISORY NOTICE epa03478716 FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT
    epa03478720 (04/22) Scott David (R) pauses from assembling a Browning .50 caliber machine gun to watch another attendee climb atop a privately owned M18 Hellcat tank before the start of the Big Sandy Machine Gun Shoot outside Wikieup, Arizona, USA, 19 October 2012. Twice a year, the Big Sandy lures gun enthusiasts to the Sonoran Desert for a weekend of firing heavy weaponry. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO PLEASE REFER TO ADVISORY NOTICE epa03478716 FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT
  • Visitors to the Big Sandy Machine Gun Shoot say the Pledge of Allegiance. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
    Visitors to the Big Sandy Machine Gun Shoot say the Pledge of Allegiance. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
  • Steve Dillon, left, braces his 10 year old son George as he shoots an M240 machine gun. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
    Steve Dillon, left, braces his 10 year old son George as he shoots an M240 machine gun. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
  • he percussion from a privately owned M18 Hellcat tank blows Tom Star's hat off. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
    he percussion from a privately owned M18 Hellcat tank blows Tom Star's hat off. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
  • Cloth belts holds eight millimetre rounds of ammunition. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
    Cloth belts holds eight millimetre rounds of ammunition. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
  • Visitors fire their rifles. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
    Visitors fire their rifles. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
  • John Willer fires a Strike machine gun. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
    John Willer fires a Strike machine gun. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
  • Visitors to the Big Sandy Machine Gun Shoot look down range at targets as flares light up the night. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
    Visitors to the Big Sandy Machine Gun Shoot look down range at targets as flares light up the night. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
  • A long exposure image shows visitors firing their weapons into the night sky. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
    A long exposure image shows visitors firing their weapons into the night sky. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
  • Twice a year, the Big Sandy lures gun enthusiasts to the Sonoran Desert for a weekend of firing heavy weaponry. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
    Twice a year, the Big Sandy lures gun enthusiasts to the Sonoran Desert for a weekend of firing heavy weaponry. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
  • A long exposure image shows visitors to the Big Sandy Machine Gun Shoot firing their machine guns as flares, tracer fire, and the moon light up the Arizona night sky. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
    A long exposure image shows visitors to the Big Sandy Machine Gun Shoot firing their machine guns as flares, tracer fire, and the moon light up the Arizona night sky. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA

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