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Does anyone know where the name 'Deer' came from? Scalveg ( talk) 23:16, 7 May 2013 (UTC) reply

Deer is wrong. it should be DEAR Gun - DEnied ARea — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.49.254.204 ( talk) 15:19, 11 May 2013 (UTC) reply

Do you have a reliable source that says this? — Darkwind ( talk) 15:21, 11 May 2013 (UTC) reply

I also want to know why it's spelled with a capital D. Was the gun invented by a Mr Deer? Equinox ◑ 19:37, 26 July 2017 (UTC) reply

It does appear that it's DEAR! - I'm not sure I have the experience to make all the edits necessary here, or even know what to do - the whole article name is wrong! Reference with DEAR gun: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/a-curators-pocket-history-of-the-cia/Curator-Pocket-History-CIA.pdf Relishcolouredhat ( talk) 22:12, 27 April 2020 (UTC) reply