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...ularily in the [[M60 machine gun]]) and ultimately help shape the modern [[assault rifle]] concept.<ref name="Bishop">Bishop, Chris: ''The Encyclopedia of Wea ...s and knees in a forward roll, did not allow for heavier equipment such as rifles and [[machine gun]]s to be safely carried during jumps. At Crete, long-rang

|type= [[Bullpup]] [[assault rifle]] .../le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=FNF013&gid=FNG007&mid=FNM0038 FN F2000 Rifles - F2000 Tactical], [[FNH USA]], 2010</ref> <li>3.65 kg (8.04 lb) (''FS2000'

...Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]] (see the [[Sturmgewehr 44|StG44]] [[assault rifle]]). After testing this prototype in [[1948]], the British Army urged ...actured and issued both designs at various times. Unlike the Russian AK-47 assault rifle, the FAL utilized a heavier full-power [[rifle]] [[cartridge]]. In th

...ver, or from detachable [[STANAG magazine]]s, used in other NATO 5.56 mm [[assault rifle]]s such as the [[M16 rifle|M16]] and [[FN FNC|FNC]]. Magazine feeding ... pistol grip was initially copied directly from the [[FN FAL|FAL]] and FNC rifles, currently a modified grip with lateral grooves is used, installed at a sma

|type= [[Assault rifle]] (SCAR-L)<br>[[Battle rifle]] (SCAR-H) ...://fnhusa1.com/PDF/FN_MIL_SCAR.pdf FN SCAR. The Next Generation of Assault Rifles], FNH USA</ref>

...er Repeating Arms Company|Winchester]]) and [[Browning Arms Company]] (an American gun company founded by [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]]'s family). Tog In 1898 the company entered into a long lasting relationship with the famous American firearms designer, [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]].

... sale to civilians of certain [[semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] "[[assault weapon]]s" manufactured after the date of the ban's enactment. The ten-year ==Definition of assault weapon==

...as an [[automatic rifle]]. However, many regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider ...secondary method of attack used in close combat. For example, arms such as rifles, muskets, and occasionally [[submachine gun]]s can have [[bayonet]]s affixe

...e]] is a button, found commonly on [[M-16 rifle|M16]] and [[AR-15]] styled rifles, usually located near the [[bolt]] closure, that when hit will push the [[b ...e ''MSAR STG-556'', an American-made variant of the Austrian [[Steyr AUG]] assault rifle, but the usefulness of such device in said firearm is questionable at

* [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban]] (1994) (now defunct) ...on-FFL to another non-FFL but may be shipped intrastate. Personally owned rifles and shotguns may be mailed or shipped to an FFL in any state for any lawful

...ns that are independent of, though often similar to, the expired [[federal assault weapons ban]]. The state level bans vary significantly in their form, conte | "Assault weapon" law? || No || No || None || No

... There is restriction in [[muzzle energy]] output - handguns up to 1000 J, rifles up to 6000 J. Automatic guns, laser sights, silencers and [[hollow point bu ...ing is a rifle or shotgun. Sportsmen are permitted to possess shotguns or rifles for hunting and for skeet and trap shooting, but only after submitting to a

...matic), [[air rifles]], [[paintball guns]], and [[airsoft|airsoft/soft air rifles]] (depending on State). * '''Category B''': [[centrefire]] rifles (not semi-automatic), [[Muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] firearms made after [[

...t personal ownership of firearms is one of the best deterrents to robbery, assault, vandalism and crime in general; many see this debate as a "rural vs. urban ...uals to have a permit to carry a pistol unless the owner had cause to fear assault or injury. It was an offence to sell a pistol to anyone under 16. Vendors w

...-kopel.html ''"What America can learn from Switzerland..."'', David Kopel, American Rifleman, February 1990]</ref> The government sponsors training with rifles and shooting in competitions for interested adolescents, both male and fema

... A Comparison of Results from Two Recent National Surveys''. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 455. (May 1981)</ref><ref name="CN ...rotection. The importance of guns also derives from the role of hunting in American culture, which remains popular as a sport in the country today.<ref name="a

...ted that Americans owned 192 million guns, with 36% of these consisting of rifles, 34% handguns, 26% shotguns, and 4% other types of long guns.<ref name=nspo ...members from Mexico and California. They often bought large quantities of assault weapons and smuggled them into Mexico or transported them to California."<r

...]]s, and the [[M203 grenade launcher]] can be fitted to several types of [[assault rifle]]s. In the American Civil War, both sides used crude hand grenades equipped with a plunger that

...ake a technical distinction that views pistols as a subset of handguns. In American usage, the term "pistol" refers to a handgun whose chamber is integral with * [[Howdah pistol]]s, often made from double-barrelled rifles.

...n]], [[Heckler & Koch G3|G3]] and more modern [[Heckler & Koch G36|G36]] [[assault rifle]], the [[Heckler & Koch MP7|MP7]] [[personal defense weapon]], [[Heck ...(for instance, the advanced but now abandoned [[Heckler & Koch G11|G11]] [[assault rifle]]). HK produces the whole range of [[small arms]], from [[pistol]]s t