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A much-talked-about bill to make the Barrett 82A1 sniper rifle the state’s official firearm has been pushed off until next year.
The .50-caliber rifle is made in Tennessee by Barrett Firearms Manufacturing. Jonesborough Rep. Micah Van Huss, a former Marine who came up with the idea, requested the delay but gave no reason for doing so.
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