A look back at the Chicago typewriter, aka the 'Tommy gun'

The 'Tommy gun' was designed for soldiers. But Chicago gangsters made it notorious.

The Thompson submachine gun was designed for use by soldiers in war, but Chicago gangsters made it famous as the Tommy gun, aka the Chicago typewriter.

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