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Food for thought False is the idea of utility that sacrifices a thousand real advantages for one imaginary or trifling inconvenience; that would take fire from men because it burns, and water because one may drown in it; that has no remedy for evils except destruction. The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crime. - Cesare Beccaria, quoted by Thomas Jefferson Did you know? In 1888 Winchester and the Union Metallic Cartridge Company bought the Remington Arms Company. In 1896 Winchester sold its share but it's unclear why. From 1964 until 1967 Winchester sacrificed quality to maintain low pricing and buyers began using the phrase "pre 64" to describe the better made and therefore more desireable Winchesters. Biathlon has its roots as a training exercise in the Norwegian Army, and became an official Olympic event at the 1960 Games. Women’s biathlon was included in 1992. In the past 20 years, it has grown to become one of Europe’s most popular Nordic sports. Latest duscussions Talk:Concealed carry in the United States

Article Of The Moment The word Parabellum is a noun coined by German arms maker Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken and is derived from the Latin saying si vis pacem, para bellum, meaning If you seek peace, prepare for war. The term has been used in the naming of a number of cartridges: 9x19mm Parabellum, the pistol cartridge adopted by NATO but the 9 mm NATO has different parameters than commercial makes (dimensions and pressure). 7.65x22mm Parabellum, also called .30 Luger in the USA, from which the 9x19mm cartridge was dervied. The term may be used to refer to one of these cartridges, or to a German, Austrian or Swiss pistol chambered for one of those cartridges. The 9x19mm Parabellum is one of the most widely used pistol cartridges in use. The phrase "a Parabellum" usually refers to the Luger P08 pistol. The term may also apply to the Parabellum MG14 machine gun. Bibliography Imperial Lugers by Jan C. Still (Still's Books - 1994) Third Reich Lugers by Jan C. Still (Still's Books - 1988) Weimar Lugers by Jan C. Still (Still's Books - 1993) Lugers at Random by Charles Kenyon (Hand Gun Press - 1990) References See also Borchart pistol Pedersen rifle External links World of Lugers Jan C Still's Luger Forum Boards The Luger Forum

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