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...rman]] ''vier'' for ''four'') has four barrels and a '''fünfling''' (from the German ''fünf'' for ''five'') has five barrels. ...ose the barrel appropriate for the target in seconds. The higher weight of the guns may be viewed as a disadvantage, especially for firing shot in situati

....jpg|thumb|300px|US Marine Corps Designated [[Marksman]], armed with the [[United States Marine Corps Designated Marksman Rifle|Designated Marksman Rifle (DM ...r'' is used in [[Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n doctrine. The analogous role in the [[Israel]]i army is ''sharpshooter''.

...oses, training and teaching usually by cadet forces. Such examples include the [[Lee-Enfield#Rifle No 4 Mk I|Lee-Enfield No IV Mk 1]] Rifle used between 1 ==United States==

...ncreases the energy released into the victim and thereby greatly increases the damage due to [[hydrostatic shock]]. ...um-dum referred to a new type of ammunition produced in the early 1890s at the arsenal in Dum Dum near Calcutta, [[India]].

|caption= Both early (top) and late-war (bottom) variants of the FG 42. ...]] concept.<ref name="Bishop">Bishop, Chris: ''The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II'', page 217. Sterling Publishing, 2002.</ref>

|caption= The original folding stock FAL 50.00 ...= Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War, Six-Day War, Portuguese Colonial War, the South African Border War, Northern Ireland Troubles, Rhodesian Bush War, Fa

|caption= An early M249 version of the Minimi ... with armored vehicle crews, helicopter pilots and parachute infantry) and the '''vehicle''' model (as secondary armament for fighting vehicles).

|caption= FN Model 1910 of the Gendarmerie of Vaud, on display at Morges castle museum. ...] and manufactured by [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal|Fabrique Nationale]] of [[Belgium]].

... Herstal, parent company and two main subsidiaries , FN HERSTAL, active in the Defense and Law Enforcement fields, and Browning / U.S. Repeating Arms Co., ...89/90/91 and Experimental Model 92|Mauser Model 89]] [[rifle]]s ordered by the Belgian Government.

}}[[Image:Ross rifle RCRMM 2.jpg|thumb|Ross rifle in the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum in London, Ontario]] ...o., 2005).</ref> which has the dubious distinction of quite possibly being the most despised rifle in Canadian military history.

...t significant piece of legislation introduced by the new Labour government of Tony Blair. ...ned the private ownership of all cartridge ammunition handguns, regardless of calibre.

...ther than released under full spring tension, to keep the noise of closing the bolt to a minimum. ...he design is not normally prone to the malfunction that led to the need of the forward assist in other firearms.

...cal disagreement is over whether guns should be prohibited in the interest of public safety, or whether citizen gun ownership improves safety and should ...Ls in issuance in Canada (2008), more realistic estimates place the number of Canadian gun owners at between five and seven million.

... and through legal and criminal use.<ref>Spitzer, Donald J.,''The Politics of Gun Control'', Page 1. Chatham House Publishers, Inc., 1995.</ref> :Main article: [[Domains of Gun Politics]]

...nce few Mexican citizens have any gun law difficulties. The primary source of guns used in criminal activities such as illegal smuggling. ...have long included the right to carry arms. The 1857 Constitution included the right to carry arms:

...ons create what is believed to be some of the strictest gun legislation in the world.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9709/30/britain.aus.gunban/index.html? ...Parliament, this has led to tensions between Westminster and Holyrood with the SNP Government wanting to do more.<ref>[ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotlan

: ''[[Powder]] redirects to this page. For the modern ammunition component, see [[Smokeless powder]]''. ...lso known as saltpetre or saltpeter) that burns rapidly, producing volumes of hot solids and gases which can be used as a [[propellant]] in [[firearms]]

[[Image:Pistolet-marine-19e-1.png|thumb|Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a [[Percussion cap]] mechanism]] ... when used. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from their larger cousins: [[long gun]]s such as [[rifle]]s and [[

[[Image:Hk logo.PNG|thumb|right|the HK logo]] ...acy of their firearms. All firearms made by H&K are named by a prefix and the official designation, with suffixes used for variants.

|caption= The Heckler & Koch G3A4 (top) and G3A3 (bottom) ...facturer [[Heckler & Koch|Heckler & Koch GmbH]] (HK) in collaboration with the [[Spain|Spanish]] state-owned design and development agency [[CETME]] (''Ce