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...ks would contain no such catch.<ref>Blackmore, Howard L. British Military Firearms, 1650-1850. Greenhill Pr, 1994.</ref>
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...legal issues here. '''''Regulation''''' is a term used for multi-barreled firearms that indicates how close to the same point of aim the barrels will shoot.
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...pe buffalo, lion and leopard. The double rifle excels over other repeating firearms in its ability to allow the shooter to make a split-second, secondary, foll
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...og>[http://www.frfrogspad.com/glossary.htm A Glossary of Terms Relating to Firearms]</ref> The term '''hammer''' is sometimes used to describe a double tap in
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* ''The Story of Allen & Wheelock Firearms'' - H. H. Thomas (1965) (ISBN 0-913150-73-8)
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...ver. The MAG uses a series of proven design concepts from other successful firearms, for example the locking mechanism is modeled on that of the [[M1918 Browni
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...atent/US802117A/en US Patent 802117, 17 Oct 1905, Ross, Charles H.A.F.L. - Firearms]
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== History of firearms restrictions in Germany 1919-1938 ==
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...out Asia until at least the 1520s, when it was supplanted by [[matchlock]] firearms.
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...spot.ca/2012/09/harmonica-gunslide-gun.html "Harmonica Gun/Slide Gun "]. ''Firearms History, Technology & Development,'' [[September 4]], [[2012]].
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... hollow point bullets, falls under Section 5 (prohibited weapons) of the [[Firearms Act 1968]] and so is illegal to possess or transfer without the written per
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...this behavior)." Cooper attributed this behavior to the irrational fear of firearms and other forms of weaponry. He stated that "''the most common manifestatio
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...d all of the Bill of Rights for everyone". The group was founded by former firearms dealer [[Aaron Zelman]] in [[1986]]. The JPFO interprets the [[Second Amend
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...ally treated is how to deal with law enforcement encounters when there are firearms involved. A new version was released in 2005 with forty added pages address
''Boston's Gun Bible'' is Royce's 848 page exhaustive firearms almanac and philosophical treatise on becoming and remaining an armed citiz
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...ea has long had a reputation for producing unlicenced, home-made copies of firearms using whatever materials are available - more often than not, railway rails
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...in [[1968]] after Portland-based Omark Industries purchased the Australian firearms manufacturer, [[Sporting Arms]] (or SportCo), he founded in Adelaide, South
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...ng Company'') is an [[United States of America|American]] [[firearm]]s and firearms parts manufacturer.
...sub-machine guns. The RIS/RAS systems allow the mounting of accessories to firearms without additional tools or modifications, and is used, along a KAC suppres
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The 1880s were an interesting period in the development of modern firearms. During this decade [[smokeless powder]] came into general use, and the cal
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...', he is noted as the designer of several 'scaled-down' versions of larger firearms. He is largely responsible for the [[M16 rifle|M16]], [[Stoner 63]], and [
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...f Canadian gun owners who have engaged in passive resistance to the Canada Firearms Act by refusing to license or register their [[firearm]]s because, "We were
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...,<ref>Hogg, Ian V.: ''The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Firearms'', Page 215. A&W Publishers, 1978</ref> although it remained in British ser
...an V.:Hogg, Ian V.: ''The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Firearms'', Page 215. A&W Publishers, 1978</ref> which force the operator to move hi
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...nfield No1 MkIII (LITHGOW), condition "good": $69.95 12 or more (each): $49.50, plus 600 rounds of FREE ammo
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...ubtedly the [[Winchester rifle]], but many manufacturers- notably [[Marlin Firearms|Marlin]] and [[Savage Arms|Savage]]- also produce lever-action rifles. Whi
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...ted to dispelling many of the myths and misinformation about the nature of firearms and firearm ownership". With a primary focus on women and [[gun rights]],
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... generate a greater volume of continuous [[automatic fire]] than the usual firearms carried by infantry soldiers, at the cost of greater weight and higher [[am
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...susceptible to failure of this type than [[blowback]] and [[gas-operated]] firearms, and lightweight polymer framed handguns are more susceptible than heavy st
...ward slightly against the recoil of the bullet leaving. In recoil operated firearms, the slide reacts against the bullet, and the frame is under no force at th
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===Advocates on behalf of citizen's rights to own firearms of their choice===
===Advocates of government control of citizen's rights to firearms===
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==Other Italian automatic firearms==
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...|Belt-fed]] weapons or rifles with very limited capacity fixed [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]s are also generally not considered assault rifles. This list i
...It has also been one of the most unusual designs to draw mass attention to firearms enthusiasts as its external layout was bakelite and has the magazine at the
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* [[Bushmaster Firearms International#M17S|Bushmaster M17S]]
* [[Gwinn Firearms Bushmaster Arm Pistol]]
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...es more updated information on homicide by firearms, but not on suicide by firearms.
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...ch/en/publikationen/suicide.shtml Firearm suicides and the availability of firearms: analysis of longitudinal international data]", Poster presented at the Eur
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*[[Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC]]
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...]] made before the year 1900 and including some of the first functioning [[firearms]] ever invented. The list is not comprehensive; create an entry for listing
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...its history of use in Mafia killings. It is also one of the oldest Italian firearms originating in Sicily. It became popular because it can be more easily hand
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...ion for a disintegrating metallic links for specifically designed belt-fed firearms and rounds; it was introduced in the mid- 20th century. It is the primary l
...vice in the Vietnam War. Once converted it cannot use other link types, as firearms made for the M13 Link are not backward compatible with the M1 link (or othe
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...lt's purchase of the nomenclature from Armalite), are popular recreational firearms in the United States, with versions manufactured by a handful of larger man
...Lite was founded specifically to bring the latest in designs and alloys to firearms design, and Stoner felt he could easily beat the other offerings.
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...ground if it were fired from too low a position.<ref>Roger Pauly (2004). ''Firearms: The Life Story of a Technology''. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313
...ants in 1917, though a version made by Marlin Rockwell (currently [[Marlin Firearms]]) for tank and aircraft use, called the "Marlin Gun", continued through th
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...undetermined intent;" and "Intentional self-harm (suicide) by discharge of firearms."</ref>
# Firearms accounted for 7069 deaths; 6569 males and 500 females.
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*[http://world.guns.ru/rifle/rfl07-e.htm Springfield M1903 at Modern Firearms]
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...f revolvers then in service. The United States of America was adopting new firearms at a phenomenal rate; several new handguns and two all-new service rifles (
...mi-automatic in operation. This led to the 1906 trials of pistols from six firearms manufacturing companies (namely, [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]], [[B
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...rer=[[Springfield Armory]], [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company]], [[H & R Firearms|Harrington & Richardson Co.]], International Harvester, [[Beretta]]
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...ice during the 1960s, when the M1 carbine would be replaced by the 5.56 mm firearms — the M16 and its carbine variants, such as the [[Colt Commando|XM177/CAR
...f original USGI and new commercial parts, while others manufactured entire firearms from new parts, which may or may not be of the same quality as the original
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...designation for a steel disintegrating link designed for .30 cal. belt-fed firearms and rounds.
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... states. Legally, such devices are neither Destructive Devices nor even a firearms, but are signaling devices which may legally be used with 37mm flare and sm
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.../grenade/gl17-e.htm" AG36 / AG-C / EGLM / XM320 grenade launcher"], Modern Firearms</ref> The M320 entered production in November 2008.
* The M320 operates in [[Trigger (firearms)#Double action|double action]] mode, with an ambidextrous [[safety]]. In ca
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The '''M4 Carbine''' is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier [[carbine]] versions of the [[M16 rifle
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...pons. If the design is approved by the U.S. [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] (BATFE), they are treated as belt-fed semi-automatic rifle
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*[[List of World War II German firearms]]
*[http://www.world.guns.ru/machine/mg33-e.htm Modern Firearms and Ammunition: MG-42]
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...n.<ref>Popenker, Max. "[http://world.guns.ru/smg/de/mp3-mp40-e.html Modern Firearms — MP-38 and MP-40 submachine guns]".</ref>
* [[List of German World War II firearms]]
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...nt of nearly all other [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi]] and fully automatic firearms of 20th century.
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...s hard to draw, the term submachine gun usually refers to larger automatic firearms. Typically, a submachine gun's operating mechanism is scaled down from that
...ht weapon uncontrollable.<ref>[http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg17-e.htm Modern Firearms - IMI UZI / Mini UZI / Micro UZI submachine gun]</ref>
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The term grew from the advent of the [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]]-fed, bolt action rifles and was a means of polishing the soldie
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...gazines can still be found today, commonly in shotguns, rimfire rifles, or firearms designed to use round-nose, flat-nose, or otherwise soft-pointed bullets. T
...ines sacrifice reliability, though, being more complicated. Many drum-fed firearms can also load from conventional boxes, such as the [[Russia]]n [[RPK]] ligh
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The clamp facilitates reloading of firearms by reducing movement and actions performed for reloading. Normally extra ma
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... and an object of much [[terminal ballistics]] research and debate amongst firearms users and ammunition manufacturers.
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In 1838, the annual production was well over 30,000 firearms.
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...mentation of the rule allowing [[concealed carry]] permit holders to carry firearms concealed within National Park Service lands within states where their perm
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...temporary injunction protecting Inuit from the [[long gun registry|federal firearms registry]] until a lawsuit filed by Nunavut's land claims organization goes
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... is a [[.22 Long Rifle]] [[semi-automatic rifle]] manufactured by [[Marlin Firearms]]. The rifle is notable for its portability; it is less than 21 inches (53
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...cks.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ming Dynasty (AD 1368-1644) Chinese [[matchlock]] firearms.]]
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...ger guard. Interestingly, [[Fabrique Nationale]], one of the world's major firearms developers and manufacturers, was established in [[1889]] in order to manuf
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...dash; In [[Canada]], [[Bill C-68]] receives Royal Assent. It creates the [[Firearms Act]] and criminalizes millions of Canadians by demanding that all gun owne
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...tatutory authority of all operations was consolidated under the [[Canadian Firearms Commissioner]], who reported directly to the Solicitor General.
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...rliament about tens of millions of dollars of overspending at the [[Canada Firearms Centre]].
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...s the cutoff registration date for the legal transfer of fully [[automatic firearms]].
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...ar and reached as high as $48 million. [[PAL|Licensing of gun owners]] and firearms will continue.
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...f urging the federal Congress to pass laws to control the trade in illegal firearms and to pass laws to make it easier for law enforcement to identify the orig
...slation that meets their stated goals of curtailing illegal acquisition of firearms and aiding law enforcement in tracking illegal gun purchases. The group's
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...legal scholars interested in its potential application in areas outside of firearms law. Their interest was that if ''Slaughter-House'' had been overturned, it
...ms by felons or mentally ill," as well as "laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws impos
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... the firearms designers of the day. Soon there was a host of new automatic firearms that used this concept, such as the [[Borchardt pistol]], the [[Cei-Rigotti
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...orked as a banker in Texas. Tappan developed an ever-growing expertise in firearms while living in Los Angeles. He contacted [[Don Stephens]] after reading t
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...ge law]]s. This is because a recently enacted California law required all firearms to to be made inaccessible to children when adults are not immediately pres
...could have have stopped Bruce, using one of the family's small [[caliber]] firearms, had she been given the opportunity.
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...etallic silhouette shooting can be done with [[airgun]]s, [[black powder]] firearms, modern [[handgun]]s, or modern [[rifle]]s. The targets used are rams, tur
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...as assigned to the Central Scientific-developmental Firing Range for Rifle Firearms of the Chief Artillery Directorate of RKKA.
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...es. The category was introduced after the 1990 Aramoana massacre, in which firearms fitting this definition were used.
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...eed, many percussion locks were modified or adapted for use with cartridge firearms. Sculpturing of the hammer in the form of dogs or fish was a common practic
*Blair, Claude. Editor. ''Pollard's History of Firearms.'' New York: MacMillian, 1983
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...1919. The rifles still in the US ended up being primarily used as training firearms for the US Army. Some were used to equip US National Guard, SATC and ROTC u
...echen separatists have also used the rifles alongside more modern Russian firearms in the ongoing war in Chechnya.
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...ocking lug to secure the [[Breech-loading weapon|breech]]. The [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] tube is located below the barrel, and is screwed into the recei
...e Title II firearms, and may be purchased by private persons in [[National Firearms Act|NFA]]-legal states.
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...f>[http://www.nraila.org/issues/FirearmsGlossary/ Muzzle brake] in the NRA Firearms Glossary</ref>. Muzzle brakes are very useful for combat and timed competit
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==Typical muzzle energies of common firearms and cartridges==
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...This is distinct from the more popular modern design of [[breech-loading]] firearms.
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...American President Barack Obama have tried to claim that 90 percent of the firearms used by Mexican drug cartels originate in the United States.<ref>Spencer S.
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...this and most martial arts. It is also the essence of why I am an owner of firearms. In Ninpo, as in Buddhism, one begins to change the world by first changing
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...amera they could find. Yes indeed, if the Supreme Court got rid of DC's [[Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975|big, shiny gun ban]], there would be blood
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...vely stated that they "almost certainly" saved their lives by doing so. '''Firearms are used 60 times more often to protect lives than to take lives.'''
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...urrent legislation is restrictive by nature,<ref>[http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/spain Spain: Gun Facts, Figures and the Law]</ref> most effort is pl
...atened to introduce significant modifications to [[firearms regulations]] (firearms are governed by special regulations rather than statutory law). Although th
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The '''National Firearms Act''' (NFA), cited as the '''Act of June 26, 1934''', Ch. 757, 48 Stat. 12
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...le to sales from federally licenced dealers. [[Gun show loophole|Sales of firearms by private sellers]] are allowed to proceed without a background check unle
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...a [[firearm]] in public", as distinguished from [[concealed carry]], where firearms cannot be seen by the casual observer. It is also called "open display."
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...sures, and +P cartridges are not recommended to be used in older or weaker firearms, rather in modern, high-strength designs.
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...out PROGUN]</ref> to make it easier for Filipino citizens to own and carry firearms. Although it started off as a non-political group, it became heavily involv
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...completely upon ignition.<ref name=enfield>[http://www.researchpress.co.uk/firearms/britain/enfield/enfieldcartridge.htm Enfield Paper Cartridges] David Minsha
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...ck]]. Flintlocks were prone to misfire in wet weather, and many flintlock firearms were later converted to the more reliable percussion system.
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...s considered unusual due to the popular perception in the United States of firearms ownership as a "conservative issue" and sexuality as a "liberal issue." How
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...as police and special forces units, have typically carried newer and safer firearms, and have rarely used this mode of carry.
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...o be...and the ethical and political consequences of decisions [to control firearms]."<ref>Snyder, J: Nation of Cowards: Essays on the Ethics of Gun Control. A
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...liber rimfire ammunition, is a firearm within the purview of the National Firearms Act. However, such device, if permanently attached to the speargun shaft b
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...risdictions a proof test and valid proof mark are required for the sale of firearms.
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...ric name for chemicals used for propelling projectiles from guns and other firearms. Some explosive substances can be used both as propellants and as bursters,
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...hat people have no [[concealed carry in the United States|right to carry]] firearms because he didn't want to be murdered if one of his neighbors had a "bad da
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...on as a topic for discussion. Energy and that energy specific to recoiling firearms conveys "kick" as in what a shooter feels.
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...the [[Canadian gun registry]]. A unanimous Court held that the federal ''[[Firearms Act]]'' was constitutionally valid under the federal criminal law power.
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...de launcher]]s. These grenade launchers generally took form of independent firearms (such as the [[M79 Grenade launcher|M79 grenade launcher]]), or as an attac
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..."lever" to act on. The slowest twist rates are found in [[muzzleloading]] firearms meant to fire a round ball; these will have twist rates as low as 1 in 60 i
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...be of caliber .22 (5.5 mm) or smaller. The low pressures mean that rimfire firearms can be very light and inexpensive, which has helped lead to the continuing
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...may be special purpose firearms designed for riot control use, or standard firearms, usually [[shotgun]]s and [[grenade launcher]]s, adapted to riot control us
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...e state of California that banned over fifty specific brands and models of firearms – while mostly rifles, some were pistols and shotguns.
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...h the name '''SIGARMS''' (until October 2007) to import and distribute SIG firearms into the [[United States]], although it now also has some manufacturing cap
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...ru">"P226", Guns.ru, web: [http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg09-e.htm Modern Firearms article on P226].</ref>
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...bout the mechanical safety devices built into most (but not '''''all''''') firearms. For the main article about firearm safety education, see [[Gun safety]].''
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... historian James E. Serven as "events which shaped the destiny of American Firearms."
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...ng in Indianapolis, Indiana. There he devoted himself to the perfection of firearms. In [[1861]], the same year the war started, he invented the [[Gatling gun]
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...ia portrayal that the Million Mom March spoke for all women with regard to firearms rights. Using the internet, these women and a handful of other dedicated vo
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.... A semi-automatic mode is a common choice on [[selective fire]] firearms. Firearms capable of firing [[Burst mode|bursts]] of more than one round (usually thr
The mechanism of semi-automatic (or auto-loading) firearms is usually what is known as a [[closed bolt]] firing system. In a closed-bo
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...il operation. See [[Gas-Operated]] article for details on gas operation of firearms. A semi-automatic pistol will fire only one shot per trigger pull, in contr
...vilians except (in the US) for those civilians holding a Class III Federal firearms license. The Mauser Model 712 "Schnellfeuer" (German for "rapid fire"), a l
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...den crates marked "books," though there is no verifiable evidence that any firearms were shipped in boxes marked "Bibles." The New England Emigrant Aid Society
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* [[2007]] — [[Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership]] began banging heads with the Anti-Defamation League by producin
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...aining order against the city of New Orleans, explicitly barring further [[firearms confiscation]]s in the wake of [[Hurricane Katrina]].
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...s the [[gun grabber|gun-grabbingest]] city in the US of A by passing the [[Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975]].
...ollowing [[Hurricane Katrina]] and ordering the return of lawfully owned [[firearms]] to their owners.
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...istry]]:[[Bill C-391|Bill C-391, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act]] (which was defeated) and [[Bill C-19]], which passed in the House on
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...s Support Services Directorate of RCMP are merged to create the [[Canadian Firearms Program]].
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...ce, National Guard troops, and US Marshals to confiscate all civilian-held firearms. "No one will be able to be armed," Compass said. "Guns will be taken. Only
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During [[World War II]], Simonov designed some firearms of his own; a [[submachine gun]] which did not enter production, and a self
[[Category:Russian firearms designers]]
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... and Privacy Office, 04-10-2002</ref>. The registry also contains 250,305 firearms registered with the same SNs as stolen guns<ref>[http://www.garrybreitkreuz
There are several reasons why two different firearms can have the exact same SN. The most common cause is when a factory number
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...nturies, so too did the technique of loading rounds. First, breech-loading firearms, like the Prussian [[Needle gun]] of the mid-18th century came to prominenc
...rtridge. These weapons were known as [[Gas-operated reloading|gas-operated firearms]]. Some of the earliest examples of these were most prominent in the Second
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...]] in late 2006, after she posed for the cover of the [[NFA]]'s [[Canadian Firearms Journal]] holding a [[handgun]] and wrote a letter to Prime Minister Stephe
...lobaltv/bc/news/story.html?id=a10e7943-86d7-436f-97bc-f12621a4fc10&k=30788 Firearms advocate sticks to her guns], Global BC News, 12-19-06</ref>
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... for much more in-depth information specific to ISSF shooting and to the [[firearms]] used for ISSF competitions.
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...of this article)as to whether a pregnant student should participate in a [[firearms training]] course for women. The doctors we contacted seemed to agree that
...ctual information''' that comes from studies on shooting while pregnant. [[Firearms]] instructors and [[range officer]]s in most police departments don't have
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...ng range''' or '''firing range''' is a specialized facility designed for [[firearms]] practice. Each facility is typically overseen by one or more supervisory
...ountries with gun laws heavily restricting the ownership and use of actual firearms, [[Airsoft guns]] often are used instead for shooting range practice. By th
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...is not possible to practice for some of the Olympic events following the [[Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997]].
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* [[Lead shot]] - [[firearms]] [[projectiles]] like [[buckshot]] or [[birdshot]] (or even [[ratshot]])
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Since early firearms, such as the [[blunderbuss]], [[arquebus]] and [[musket]] tended to have la
...1/2 feet) for fowling pieces<ref>[http://plymoutharch.tripod.com/id71.html Firearms in Plymouth Colony]</ref>, shorter than the typical musket.
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...cialized slug guns. The H&R Ultra Slug Hunter,<ref>[http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Shotguns/ultraSlug.aspx Ultra Slug Hunter] at H&R Company web site</ref> fo
...s such is severely restricted. However, the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives|ATF]] has ruled that as long as the gun was designed to fir
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Sights are used in telescopes, [[firearms]], [[artillery piece]]s, tank and aircraft weapons, and in various measurin
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...idges are a line of training ammunition that can be fired through standard firearms. The cartridges come in [[9mm]]/[[.38 Special|.38]] and [[5.56 x 45 mm NATO
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...are less complex than [[revolver]]s or [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]-fed firearms, and many single-shot designs are still produced by many manufacturers, in
:''see also: [[History of firearms]]
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[[Category:Trial and research firearms]]
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...forcement Administration. In the 1960s Skelton began writing part time for firearms periodicals. In 1974 he retired from the DEA and concentrated full time on
... stories of his depression era youth, while including references to period firearms, were character oriented rather than technical pieces. His 'Dobe Grant' and
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...s being loaded into the [[chamber]]. Slamfires are most common in military firearms that have a free-floating [[firing pin]], as opposed to a spring-loaded one
...essarily equate to an inferior design, however, as many excellent military firearms make use of them due to their simplicity and ruggedness. One such design of
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Modern-day slow match (used with replica matchlock firearms) is sometimes made of cotton cord, instead of hemp, due to legalities assoc
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...chambered in [[.600 Nitro Express]]) or [[muzzleloading]] [[black powder]] firearms, many of which are larger than .50 caliber.
*[[List of firearms]]
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...s of the ''Small Arms Survey'' reveals that there are at least 639 million firearms in the world, although the actual total is almost certainly considerably hi
... the [[National Rifle Association]] and the [[Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership]] argue that each person has a right to self-defense, and that th
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