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... after its production, was found in a barn in Nashua, New Hampshire in the early 1900s.<ref name = "Wilson2"/> ...t impossible to load a full 40 grains.<ref>Taffin, John. (2002) ''Big Bore Handguns'', Iola, WI, Krause Publications.</ref><ref name="Venturino">Venturino, Mik

...is a competitive shooting sport that originated in California, USA, in the early 1980s. Cowboy Action Shooting is now practiced world wide with several san ...legal. Both original and reproduction guns are equally acceptable. All CAS handguns must be "single-action", meaning that the hammer must be manually cocked be

==Early life== Despite his prowess and expertise with [[handguns]], and his effectiveness as a lawman, Stoudenmire was still an ''outsider''

...Control Regulations Act of 1975]] as unconstitutional, and determined that handguns are "Arms" that may not be banned by the District of Columbia (Washington, ...nued or intermittent enrollment in the militia." The court determined that handguns are "Arms" and concluded that thus they may not be banned by the District o

...e of [[misfire]]s, it was not very successful, especially for self-defense handguns needing to be cleared quickly and reloaded in the event of a cartridge [[pr

For handguns and long guns, the [[projectile]] is a [[bullet]], or in historical [[canno ...by the mid-1300s, but could have been introduced by the Mongols perhaps as early as the mid-1200s.<ref>^ Khan, Iqtidar Alam (1996), "Coming of Gunpowder to

... practical shooting. Glock currently produces [[Glock pistols|35 models of handguns]]. The US-led Multi National Force-Iraq has equipped the Iraqi military and ... tools for the Austrian Army.<ref name="GlockFaqTimeline" /> When, in the early 1980s, the Austrian Army requested a pistol model, Glock responded with the

...ly as 1992, but manufacturing activities were highly restricted during the early post-Communist era. Kuracina would be forced to wait until 1996 to continue *[http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg123-e.htm Modern Firearms]

...ustice survey of convicted felons, 68% of all robberies are committed with handguns. <ref name="Kates 2003">Kates, Don B. “Guns and the Law” The World & I, ...istorical “bloodiness”, or the American heritage of violence. From the early years of its inception the United States has been a country that has espous

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...com">[http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/295704 Layton talks tough on handguns]</ref> ...two separate assassination attempts on the Prime Minister and President in early 2008.

...firearms not exceeding 65 cm in total length. Target shooters can acquire handguns of .38" [[calibre]] or less. (Participants in "approved" competitions may acquire handguns up to .45", currently [[Single Action Shooting]] and [[Metallic Silhouette]

...n the United States]]. The history of gun control in Canada dates from the early days of Confederation, when Justices of the Peace could impose penalties fo ...y. It was an offence to sell a pistol to anyone under 16. Vendors who sold handguns had to keep records, including purchaser's name, the date of sale and a des

...sporting ethos and the militia/frontier ethos that draw from the country's early history.<ref name = "SpitzerCh1">Spitzer, Robert J.: ''The Politics of Gun ...our own ammunition and weapons, was mandatory for all adult males. Yet, as early as the 1790s, the mandatory universal militia duty gave way to voluntary mi

...ricans owned 192 million guns, with 36% of these consisting of rifles, 34% handguns, 26% shotguns, and 4% other types of long guns.<ref name=nspof>[http://www. In early [[2006]], 206 gun show visitors from Richmond, Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pen

==Early hammerless designs== Early [[caplock]] firearms, patterned after their [[flintlock]] ancestors, had ex

...igned to be held in the hand when used. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from their larger cousins: [[long gun]]s suc ...tol" may refer to revolvers, semi-automatics, or muzzle-loading/cap-&-ball handguns. For example, the official designation of the [[Webley Revolver|Webley Mk V

...f the Myelin Basic Protein and Ultrastructure in the Limbic System and the Early Stage of Trauma-Related Stress Disorder in Dogs. The Journal of Trauma. 56( Bullet expansion in handguns is desirable not solely for incapacitation, but also so the bullet will not

...f the Myelin Basic Protein and Ultrastructure in the Limbic System and the Early Stage of Trauma-Related Stress Disorder in Dogs. The Journal of Trauma. 56( ...f the Myelin Basic Protein and Ultrastructure in the Limbic System and the Early Stage of Trauma-Related Stress Disorder in Dogs. The Journal of Trauma. 56(

...or long-range shooting are generally closer to shortened rifles than other handguns. ...ong-range handguns [[chamber]]ed for rifle ammunition, and action-shooting handguns designed for accurate rapid fire, all benefit from muzzle brakes.