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...l returned as Prime Minister. It is believed that there was a quid-pro-quo agreement between Churchill and U.S. President Harry Truman in 1952 that the British ...Most military forces adopting the FAL eventually eliminated full-automatic firearms training in the light-barrel FAL.

... Rifle''' a hinged hammer type rifle. By the same time, he made commercial agreement with famous gunmaker firm [[Charles William Lancaster]], inventor of the ov * Carlyle, Randolph, "Our National Arm" in ''The Canadian Magazine'', Vol. 31, No. 5, September 1908 (H.C. Mac

... have legislated '''gun (firearm) laws''', independent of existing federal firearms laws. Some have also created so-called assault weapon bans that are indepen ...onal Instant Criminal Background Check System|NICS]] check when purchasing firearms. The term "Alaska Carry" has been used to describe laws which require no li

...rship, use, and regulation of firearms as well as safety issues related to firearms both through their direct use and through legal and criminal use.<ref>Spitz ... domains of gun politics exist. These can be broken down to international, national, state, community, individual, city, religious, and corporate domains.

...ents have, with Federal Government co-ordination, enacted more restrictive firearms legislation. ...l or floor or if it is used only for the storage of category A, B and/or C firearms, it must weigh more than 150kg.

... (short for ''Maschinenpistole 5'') was created within the fourth group of firearms, initially known as the '''HK54'''. The first MP5 models used a double-column straight box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]], but since 1977, slightly curved, steel magazines are used with

...ing included explicitly for the occurrence of the unlawful confiscation of firearms which occurred in the aftermath. ..., 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. On

...y 2006 [http://www.un.org/events/smallarms2006/index.html] without further agreement. ...o help you.] David B. Kopel & Paul Gallant & Joanne D. Eisen 12/20/2007 [[National Rifle Association]], Institute for Legislative Action</ref> The [[Gun Owne

...sociation|CPSA]] to explore the possibility of merging the UK's three main National Governing Bodies for Target Shooting. ...mbers before undertaking the studies. The project was instigated by mutual agreement of the respective executive committees. In fact, Sport ENGLAND was funding

[[Image:National Rifle Association logo.png|right|thumb|National Rifle Association logo]] ...ional Rifle Association of the [[USA]]. For the [[UK]] organisation, see [[National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom]]

... arms" appeared exclusively in military contexts, as opposed to the use of firearms by civilians. ...ss's data base of congressional proceedings in the revolutionary and early national periods reveals, the thirty uses of 'bear arms' and 'bearing arms' in bills

...orces]], some law enforcement bodies and also used during parades by the [[National Cadet Corps (India)]]. ...rearm)|butt]]; enlarged [[safety (firearms)|change lever]] and [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine release catch]]; vertical stripping catch to prevent unintended a

...ial constitutional issue." Statement from the American Bar Association in "National Coalition to Ban Handguns Statement on the Second Amendment", June 26, 1981 ...point of contention is whether it protects an individual right to personal firearms<ref>[http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/us-heller-brie

...ent [[United States|American]] maker of [[semi-automatic firearm|repeating firearms]] during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. ...[T.C. Johnson]], was instrumental in the development of these self-loading firearms and indeed went on to assist with the design of the Winchester [[Winchester

* [[April 4]] &mdash; Cost of the [[Canadian Firearms Program]] more than triples. The tab for implementing the [[long gun regis ...manities decided they had had enough of [[Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture|Michael A. Bellesiles]]' nonsense and revoked funding for his F

...a federal election, Canadian Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin promised a national ban on handguns, and promptly lost the election. In an odd reversal of the ...ran]] was awarded to lobby the federal government for funds for the ailing firearms registry.

...ption=com_content&task=view&id=409&Itemid=43 Why does the CACP support the Firearms Registry?]'' Gun Owners' Resource, 4-28-09</ref>. INTERPOL signed an agreement agreement with Forensic Technology, wherein the latter will install and maintain an [

...opted the [[5.56x45mm]] [[M16 rifle|M16]]. However, the M14 and many other firearms that use the 7.62x51 round remain in service, especially in the case of [[s ...idge than was needed in the .30-06. The smaller case uses less brass, and firearms that use the round can be smaller, but the reduced size limits flexibility

...rce outright or effective prohibitions against civilian ownership of these firearms. While the fully automatic AK-47s remain prevalent in some of these nations ... requirements for such a firearm, which was not registered as a [[National Firearms Act]] weapon after 1986.<ref name="aftqa">[http://www.atf.gov/pub/fire-expl

...has a long record of support for legislation which restricts the rights of firearms owners. Over its 60-year history, ADA has played a significant role in many major national movements - civil rights, women's rights, opposition to Vietnam and Iraq wa