But few know the origin of the gun’s catchy nickname. “To most U.S. cineaddicts the Thompson submachine gun is a gangster’s weapon,” Time magazine observed on June 26, 1939.

The Thompson submachine gun used in the shooting death of Assistant State’s Attorney William McSwiggin in April 1926. McSwiggin, who was known as the “hanging prosecutor” because of his ...

Malik T. Currie, 27, was sentenced instead after he admitted to being a felon who was caught by police in possession of a submachine gun. That charge dates to March 14 of 2024 whereas the gunfire ...

One iconic small arm used during WWII was the Thompson submachine gun, commonly known as the “Tommy Gun.” ...

Without Al Capone, Gen. John Thompson, inventor of the "Tommy gun," would be all but forgotten.

But few know the origin of the gun’s catchy nickname. “To most U.S. cineaddicts the Thompson submachine gun is a gangster’s weapon,” Time magazine observed on June 26, 1939.