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*** According to ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_15895_the-5-most-badass-presidents-all-time.html The 5 Most Badass Presidents of All-Time], Jackson never had any of them removed, probably because "time spent removing the bullets would just fall under the general category of 'time not dueling,' Jackson's least favorite category."

*** Also under the category of "get post-op infection and die".

** Then there was [http://www.americanheritage.com/people/articles/web/20070130-richard-lawrence-andrew-jackson-assassination-warren-r-davis.shtml the time Richard Lawrence tried to assassinate then-President Jackson]. Two pistols misfired, and Jackson promptly beat Lawrence so thoroughly with his cane that his aides had to physically restrain him. Jackson was 67 at the time, and reportedly having respiratory problems.

** Then there was [https://web.archive.org/web/20081024234731/http://www.americanheritage.com/people/articles/web/20070130-richard-lawrence-andrew-jackson-assassination-warren-r-davis.shtml the time Richard Lawrence tried to assassinate then-President Jackson]. Two pistols misfired, and Jackson promptly beat Lawrence so thoroughly with his cane that his aides had to physically restrain him. Jackson was 67 at the time, and reportedly having respiratory problems.

*** The respiratory problem is the only reason that the two aides were able to stop him before he added another name to his kill tally.

* Adrian Carton De Wiart... [[wikipedia:Adrian Carton de Wiart|just look him up]].