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...ped by the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The ''trench gun'', as it was called, was a pump action shotgun loaded with six rounds conta ...918]]. Sergeant Fred Lloyd, armed with a [[Winchester Model 1897]] trench gun, single-handedly retook a German-held French village, routing 30 German sol

... or a gun used in the delivery of naval gunfire. Calling your [[rifle]] a "gun" can result in... well, just watch the video. ...th a single manipulation of the [[trigger|firing device]] to be a "machine gun" for regulatory purposes. Other terms, including "firearm" itself, have be

...''' is required for any private citizen in [[New Zealand]] to own or use a gun (except under the immediate supervision of someone with a licence)<ref>[htt * Must attend a safety lecture given by a volunteer from the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council

...ator''', or '''flash cone''', is a device attached to a [[rifle]] or other gun that directs hot escaping gases from the barrel end. It reduces the visibil ...177]] models. An example of a cone-shaped hider is on the [[Bren]] machine gun.

... at the George R. Brown Convention Center.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Houston [[gun show]] at the George R. Brown Convention Center]] ...ights have been lost such as the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Australia]], "gun culture" refers to the use of guns by criminals (as they are the ones who r

{{Gun politics}} '''Gun law''' refers to a law that pertains to [[firearm]]s. Gun laws are highly dependent on date and location, as they have changed along

{{Gun politics}} ...d through legal and criminal use.<ref>Spitzer, Donald J.,''The Politics of Gun Control'', Page 1. Chatham House Publishers, Inc., 1995.</ref>

{{Gun politics}} ...e-big-guns.html]</ref> Like in Australia, but unlike in the US and Canada, gun laws usually gain the support of both major parties before they are passed.

|type= [[Submachine gun]] }}The '''MP5''' is a [[9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] [[submachine gun]] of [[Germany|German]] design, developed in the 1960s by a team of enginee

...unicri.it/wwk/publications/books/series/understanding/19_GUN_OWNERSHIP.pdf Gun Ownership, Suicide and Homicide: An International Perspective]", 1993.</ref | align="left" | [[New Zealand]] || 26.8 || 2007 || <ref name="Killias 1993"/>

A new grenade launcher in development, the [[XM320]], will likely replace the 203 ...&K G3]] and other rifles, and even the [[Heckler & Koch MP5|MP5 submachine gun]]. Most of these other companies have since devised 40 mm grenade launcher

...''' (MSSA) is a term in [[Gun politics in New Zealand|New Zealand firearms law]] with a similar meaning to that of [[assault weapon]] in the United States Owning an MSSA requires both a regular [[firearms licence (New Zealand)|firearms licence]] and a special endorsement, either a "C" endorsement for

...erous gun laws and allowing more citizens to arm and defend themselves, [[gun grabbers]] predict blood in the streets. ...arms are powerful. But they can be life saving, especially in the hands of law-abiding citizens. We shouldn’t let irrational fears blind us to the data

... what should the balance be between an individual's right of self-defense, gun ownership, and citizens' interest in maintaining public safety? ... regulate guns.<ref name = "spitzer">Spitzer, Robert J.: ''The Politics of Gun Control''. Chatham House Publishers, Inc., 1995</ref>

{{gun ...6 design. The SIG Sauer P226 and its variants are in service with numerous law enforcement and military organizations worldwide.<ref name="valpolini2009">

{{gun ...c rifle|Semi-automatic]] [[battle rifle]] (L1A1/C1A1)<br />[[Light machine gun]] (L2A1/C2A1)

...s have a minimum legal length for shotgun barrels.<ref name="USC26"/> Most gun makers in the U.S. do not offer sawed-off shotguns to the public, although ...ed from the shoulder on which it was carried. Clyde dubbed it the "Whip-it-Gun", as he was able to "whip it" out easily.

...l Arms Factory|Lithgow]], this '''Austeyr''' model is also in use by [[New Zealand]]), Bolivia, Ecuador (1988), Ireland, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia (in ....0 in) standard rifle-length barrel and a 621 mm (24.4 in) [[light machine gun]] barrel.<ref name="ezell_224">Ezell(1993) p. 224</ref> The AUG is a modula

...rtance of "one-shot stop" statistics is overstated, pointing out that most gun encounters do not involve a "shoot once and see how the target reacts" situ ...roops ([[United States|American]] in the Philippines, [[British]] in [[New Zealand]]) engaging in close action with native tribesmen found that their pistols

...takes the form of a cylindrically-shaped metal tube that is fit onto the [[Gun barrel|barrel]] of the firearm, with various internal mechanisms to reduce ...he had brought with him, announced what he had done and handed the smoking gun to the astonished president.