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... CCW (carrying a concealed weapon), refers to the practice of carrying a [[handgun]] or other weapon in public in a concealed manner (as opposed to [[open car ... In practice, the policy toward carrying while hunting has been a complete ban since 1979. CFO staff have been variously quoted as stating "If you can sh

...State terms for a permit to carry a concealed firearm, such as a Concealed Handgun License/Permit (CHL/CHP), Concealed (Defensive/Deadly) Weapon Permit/Licens ... subject to county restriction, and the District of Columbia had a blanket ban on ownership, possession and carry of handguns in its jurisdiction which be

...content/article/2007/03/17/AR2007031701055.html "Lawyer Who Wiped Out D.C. Ban Says It's About Liberties, Not Guns"] by Paul Duggan, ''The Washington Post .../04/AR2007090400474.html?hpid=topnews "D.C. Asks Supreme Court to Back Gun Ban"] by Robert Barnes and David Nakamura, ''The Washington Post'', September 4

...1994]] and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton the same day. The ban expired on September 13, [[2004]], as part of the law's sunset provision. ...ame as any other semi-automatic hunting rifle, or semi-automatic household handgun, all of which automatically load another round of ammunition that can be fi

[[Image:HK USP 45.jpg|thumb|A [[Heckler & Koch]] USP .45 ACP [[handgun]] with a Surefire X200a Tactical Light, surrounded by [[Hollow-point bullet ===Handgun===

==Machine gun ban (The Hughes Amendment)== ...its final stages, Rep. William J. Hughes (D-N.J.) proposed an amendment to ban the civilian ownership or transfer of any fully-automatic weapon which was

...and allowed a search of his premises in order to challenge the machine gun ban 922(o) on Second Amendment constitutional grounds. However, his circuit cou ...istrict of Columbia]</ref> - In finding the District of Columbia's handgun ban unconstitutional, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled:

The only handguns to escape the ban were: ...ws.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/4766458.stm]. However, the complete ban on private ownership of handguns by licensed, legitimate users has been ful

...l as prohibited possession of unregistered [[firearm]]s. Exceptions to the ban were allowed for police officers and guns registered before 1976. The law a ...ace and have yet to be dealt with, as does the city's "[[assault weapon]]" ban.<ref>Nakamura, David (2008-06-26). [http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dc/2008/

...ict of Columbia v. Heller]]'' decision, which struck down the D.C. handgun ban and held that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and

My hero, Dr. Suzanne Gratia Hupp, was not allowed by Texas law to carry her handgun into Luby's Cafeteria that fateful day in 1991, when due to bureaucrat-forc ...n in possession of a firearm on campus in defiance of a zero-tolerance gun ban. Feel better yet? Didn't think so.

...-abiding citizens (or subjects) in danger. Following the [[1997 UK handgun ban]], felony crimes committed with pistols [[Myth:Less_gun_control_leads_to_mo ...ol Policy]] established one of western civilization’s most restrictive [[handgun]] bans, promoting the concept of “domestic defense”. Unfortunately, wit

...s with which to commit those crimes? It is therefore perfectly logical to ban all firearms altogether, right? ...e rates, and violent crime of all varieties in Jamaica skyrocketed after [[handgun]]s were heavily restricted and a special [[Gun Court]] established in the 1

.../canadavotes2006/national/2005/12/08/elxn-martin-guns.html Liberals vow to ban handguns] CBC, Thursday, December 8, 2005</ref><ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/stor *[[Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act]] (1993)

* [[Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act]] (1993) * [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban]] (1994) (now defunct)

...pendent of, though often similar to, the expired [[federal assault weapons ban]]. The state level bans vary significantly in their form, content, and leve ...it is important to understand the laws of each state when traveling with a handgun.<ref>[http://carryconcealed.net/legal/reciprocity.php U.S. CCW Reciprocity

...d (other than in Northern Ireland) to those persons who may require such a handgun for the non routine humane killing of injured or dangerous animals. Each f ... on gun ownership. ... in 1991 ... 22 percent of all gun owners favored a ban on civilian handguns (compared to 58 percent for non-gun owners)."</ref>

* '''Category H''': [[handgun]]s including [[air pistol]]s, deactivated handguns and firearms not exceedi ...2") for semi-automatic pistols, and magazines are restricted to 10 rounds. Handgun collectors are exempt from the laws stated above.)

...eholds had at least one firearm, including 2.3% of households possessing a handgun.<ref>In a study of gun ownership in selected western nations, Canada's leve To purchase a handgun or other restricted firearms, a person must have a restricted licence and b

There is a [[gun ban|total ban]] on [[automatic weapons]] for civilians, unless they fall into the collect [[Handgun]]s have some calibre restrictions. A [[Smith & Wesson Model 500|Smith & Wes

...nce permit. Foreigners without a residence permit or from countries on the ban list must ask for a special permit. ...-military non-hunting ammunition more powerful than .22 LR (such as custom handgun ammunition) is registered at the time of sale.<ref name="Swiss-law-German">

...ear old Michael Ryan, armed with a semi-automatic [[AK-47]], a [[Beretta]] handgun and an [[M1 carbine]], dressed up in combat fatigues and proceeded around t ...s.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4162498.stm Shooters seek handgun law change] Andrew Fraser, BBC News</ref>

...some gun control legislation, such as the [[Gun Control Act of 1968]], the ban on armor-piercing projectiles, point-of-purchase background checks (NICS). ...inessman Pete Shields, formed a partnership with the National Coalition to Ban Handguns (NCBH), also founded in 1974. Soon parting ways, the NCBH was rena

... of tapered jacket designs to achieve the mushrooming effect. At the lower handgun velocities, hollow point designs are generally the only design which will e Despite the ban on military use, hollow-point bullets are one of the most common types of c

... they are certainly old enough and intelligent enough to carry a concealed handgun on college campuses to protect themselves, classmates, and faculty from the

...Association]] has accused IANSA of using the treaty as the first step in a ban on private gun ownership in the United States,<ref name='nra_2'>[http://www ...small arms, including [[Semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic rifles]] and [[Handgun|handguns]]<ref name=kopel-byu /><ref name=iansa-national-regulation>[http:/

... force, making it the third city in the [[United States]] with a [[handgun ban]]. ...ed [[Safety_(device)#Magazine_Interlocks|magazine disconnects]] on all new handgun designs sold in the state after this date.

...A and was the communications director for the [[CSGV|National Coalition to Ban Handguns]]. ...0 by The New Press and details the arguments in support of banning private handgun possession in the United States.

...re enough, 18 months later, the Liberals would start promising a [[handgun ban]]. ... case of [[DC v. Heller]], struck down the 30 year-old Washington D.C. gun ban and held that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to posses

...sh; California legislation requiring [[magazine disconnects]] on all new [[handgun]] designs sold in the state comes into effect. ...Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007|another kick at the ban can]] and came up goose eggs.

...a successful 1994 House campaign to force inclusion of the assault weapons ban in the final conference report on omnibus crime legislation.'''"<ref name =

...dash; The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Washington, D.C. handgun ban [[2nd amendment|unconstitutional]] in Parker v. District of Columbia.

...tury.<ref>Wilson, R. "Mauser C96 Broomhandle" ''Australian and New Zealand Handgun'' January 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.1896mauser.com/spanish.htm Spanish Gun ...0'''. This practice was continued on German service pistols even after the ban was ignored and the conversions had stopped.

...g-chicagos-handgun-ban/ "SAF Files Lawsuit Challenging Chicago’s Handgun Ban"] www.chicagoguncase.com</ref> The [[Second Amendment Foundation]] and the ...om/news/chi-ap-il-gunruling,0,1211853.story "Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ban on Handguns"]. ''Chicago Tribune''.</ref>

...EL]</ref><ref>[http://www.magnaport.com/hgun.html The Mag-na-port Process: Handgun Porting]</ref><ref>[http://www.tcarms.com/customShop/chart_options.php Thom ...low the gas to escape<ref>[http://www.magnaport.com/hgun.html Mag-Na-Port] handgun porting information</ref>.

* 2001 - Handgun crime 'up' despite ban http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1440764.stm

In all likelihood 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(o), the ban on civilian possession of machine guns registered after the law took effect ...shotgun), for example. Thus you may put an HK sear in a post 1989 import ban SAR-8 rifle, for instance, and then put a regular pistol grip stock set on

...Judiciary Committee he had voted for the overall crime bill even after the ban was put into it. The NRA was an unforgiving master: one strike and you're o ...e been passed throughout the country. These laws range from the near-total ban on gun ownership in Washington, D.C., to the outlawing of entire classes of

...arrelled handguns, and handguns of either [[.25]] or [[.32]] calibre. The handgun categories include approximately half of the [[revolvers]] and [[pistols]] ...rfectly lawful, fair and reasonable purposes, depending on whether it is a handgun or some other type. Third, it causes concern with the firearm owner that th

...ity in part because it is one of the few in the state that has a municipal ban on gun possession. Don't expect any '60s-style confrontations with authorit ...bited in schools and any private property owner, including businesses, can ban firearms.</ref>

... to 6 mm in diameter (standard sizes are 0.175 inches and 0.210 inches for handgun and rifle cartridges). ... the form of a very fine soot, and many indoor firing ranges are moving to ban primers containing heavy metals due to their toxicity. Lead-free primers w

...n individual's ability to shoot rapidly and accurately with a full power [[handgun]], [[rifle]], and/or [[shotgun]]. To do this, shooters take on obstacle-la ...day USPSA and IDPA matches are two of the most popular forums of practical handgun shooting in the United States with more than 14,000 and 11,000 members resp

...cere pacifist or animal lover with the strident, angry person who wants to ban meat and who believes murdering hunters is justified in order to "save the ... a religious, racial, ethnic, political, social, or charitable group. From Handgun Control, Inc. to the Anti- Defamation League to the Million Mom March, they

... [[2006]], San Francisco Superior Court Judge James Warren struck down the ban, saying local governments have no such authority under California law. The ...nald v. Chicago]]'', against the City of Chicago to overturn its [[handgun ban]].<ref>SAF ([[June 26]], [[2008]]). [http://www.chicagoguncase.com/wp-conte

...ue." Statement from the American Bar Association in "National Coalition to Ban Handguns Statement on the Second Amendment", June 26, 1981 convenience link ...that reasonable firearm regulation is allowable, while an outright firearm ban is currently the subject of Supreme Court review in ''[[District of Columbi

Ken Cooper of Tactical Handgun Training of NY adds, "I would also recommend that the qualifying instructor Law enforcement agencies and the military should ban live firearm training during pregnancy, and

...carry]] permit-holders in the US has led to a surge in interest in various handgun competitions that foster defensive skills, accuracy drills, and personal pr ...isciplines following the 1997 [[Gun politics in the United Kingdom|handgun ban]].

... be louder than those which produce less pressure and fewer gases, such as handgun cartridges. In a gunshot, the sound of the report (the combination of the s ...not including transfer fees. Several states and municipalities explicitly ban any civilian possession of suppressors.

'''Teflon-coated bullets''' are handgun [[bullet]]s that have been covered with a coating of Teflon to reduce [[bar ...d and less effective after striking hard targets, especially when fired at handgun velocities.

# The [[Brady Bill]] and the [[Assault Weapons Ban]], both of which went into effect in 1994 are responsible for the decrease ...you should "put up no defense &mdash; give them what they want, or run" ([[Handgun Control Inc.]] Chairman Pete Shields, ''Guns Don't Die - People Do,'' 1981,

...lian used a handgun to kill in self-defense, 51 people lost their lives in handgun homicides alone"<ref>[http://www.vpc.org/press/0111unin.htm VPC - Press Rel ...ifornia became the first state to [[.50 Caliber BMG Regulation Act of 2004|ban 50 caliber]] rifles.

...gun Control, Inc.]]''' from [[1980]] until [[2001]]. On [[June 14]], 2001, Handgun Control, Inc. was renamed the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. ...trol of Congress in [[January 1995]]. Since then the "[[assault weapons]]" ban has been allowed to expire; legislation protecting gun manufacturers and de

...s have been prohibited since [[1977]]. In the mid-1990s, short-barrelled [[handgun]]s and those firing [[.25 ACP]] and [[.32 ACP]] ammunition, with the except ...t and Prime Minister Paul Martin's [[2006]] election promise of a national ban on handguns seems to have confirmed this fear. The provincial governments o

...ts within city limits to police and certain security professionals, and to ban the manufacture, distribution, sale and transfer of [[firearms]] and [[ammu ...5-505960), San Francisco Superior Court Judge James Warren struck down the ban, saying local governments have no such authority under California law. Judg

...] - making San Francisco the third major city in the US with a [[handgun]] ban, after Chicago and Washington, D.C.

...eviewed paper called ''The Impact (sic) of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapon Ban on Gun Violence Outcomes: An Assessment of Multiple Outcome Measures and So ... difficulties of making a short-term assessment of the ban and because the ban's long-term effects could differ from the short-term influences revealed by

...] Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) attached a ten-year extension to the ban to the Senate's [[Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act]]. With the Fei ...re enough, 18 months later, the Liberals would start promising a [[handgun ban]].

...ng [[Safety_(device)#Magazine_Interlocks|magazine disconnects]] on all new handgun designs sold in the state starting [[January 1]], [[2007]]. Both said it w ... election, Canadian Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin promised a national ban on handguns, and promptly lost the election. In an odd reversal of the usu

...5.7x28mm ammunition were specifically targeted for a United States federal ban, which failed.<ref>[http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?pos ...ention Organizations Call on President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban Import of Armor-Piercing Pistol Used in Fort Hood Attack" [[Violence Policy

... individuals and organizations who advocate gun control.<ref>Donors to HCI/Handgun Control Incorporated http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgave.asp?strID=C001 ...hat Schoenke has donated to are two that actively lobby to ban firearms: [[Handgun Control, Inc.]]<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?key=YVYY6

...fles by the now defunct [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban|1994 Assault Weapons Ban]], are not assault rifles as they are not selective fire. Belt-fed weapons ...e intermediate-caliber automatic rifle was primarily driven by ammunition. Handgun ammunition used by [[submachine guns]] limited in effective range. Converse

...ity of Chicago Press. Lott’s examination of non-discretionary concealed handgun laws in the United States reveals that while levels of firearms ownership a ...bery, which is now among England’s most serious crime problems. After a ban was issued on all handguns in England in 1997, Firearms related crimes rose

...hey are generally employed as a more accurate alternative to a traditional handgun, and are used by some police teams and by civilian sport shooters. ...h an extended barrel, just over 406 mm (16 inches) long, which will escape ban by some "assault weapon" legislation. While functionally identical to othe

...ywood, and thin sheet metal if struck directly. The Blue and Silver Glaser handgun loads are worthless against body armor, penetrating only five layers of Kev ... military forces of other nations. Some countries accept this as a blanket ban against the use of expanding projectiles against anyone, while the U.S. fee

...ref> The organization was originally known as the '''National Coalition to Ban Handguns'''.<ref>[http://www.guncite.com/journals/senrpt/senrpt.html Senate ...osing the lower court's ruling that the District of Columbia's [[handgun]] ban was unconstitutional and opposing the eventual majority opinion ruling that

...colloquial term used in the United States and Canada for any inexpensive [[handgun]]. Saturday night specials have been defined as compact, inexpensive, small ...odels commonly described as Saturday night specials. The suit alleged that handgun manufacturers and distributors were guilty of marketing guns in a way that

...ccessdate= |quote=}}</ref> is a rather large increase in murders after the ban — even allowing for the false spike in 2003 — that only began to subsid ...ed and knife-enabled crime]] have both '''increased''' since the [[handgun ban]]. It’s not hard to imagine why: Any punk on the street can make easy mon