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About Skeeter Skelton
- Charles Allan "Skeeter" Skelton (May 1, 1928 – January 17, 1988) was an American lawman and firearms writer.
- After serving in the US Marine Corps from 1945-46 he began a law enforcement career which included service with the US Border Patrol, a term as Sheriff of Deaf Smith County, Texas, and investigator with both the US Customs Service and Special Agent in Charge with Drug Enforcement Administration.
- After his first nationally published article hit newsstands in September 1959, Skelton began writing part-time for firearms periodicals.
- In 1974 he retired from the DEA and concentrated full-time on his writing.
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