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... The earliest shotguns specifically designed for combat were the '''trench guns''' or '''trench shotguns''' issued in World War I. While limited in range, ...likely to have a 51 cm (20 inch) barrel and a 7 to 10 shot capacity, while riot shotguns are often found with barrels of 35 to 46 cm (14 to 18 inches) and

...455. (May 1981)</ref><ref name="CNNpoll">[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/16/guns.poll/ Majority in U.S. poll support gun ownership rights] - CNN.com</ref> w ... has never ruled against the constitutionality of reasonable regulation of guns and the prohibition of private possession of certain types of weapons.

1. All guns are always loaded.<br/> ... a modern firearm to discharge without having its trigger pulled (that is, guns don't just "go off").

.... For example, [[tear gas]] grenades used in riot control are fired from [[riot gun]]s, and the [[M203 grenade launcher]] can be fitted to several types of ===Riot control===

...host ring sights are commonly installed on combat shotguns and sub-machine guns (and to a much lesser extent, rifles). The ghost ring is a fairly recent i ... most open sights. Ghost ring sights are commonly found on [[riot shotgun|riot]] and [[combat shotgun]]s and customized [[handgun]]s, and they are also g

...nut pin was furnished only on guns built prior to [[1955]]. On later-built guns having no pin, simply rotate the magazine nut.)<br>The barrel is joined to ...ches for the riot gun, to 30 inches for the [[trap shooting|trap]] or duck guns.

...dge design better suited to the double-column magazine and the new machine guns then in development, the government demanded that the new design use the ex ...on in 1941 to act as a substitute for the Bren and Lewis gun light machine guns which were in chronically short supply at the time.<ref>Skennerton, Ian: ''

*[[Beretta|Beretta Machine Guns]] *[[Browning machine gun|Browning Machine Guns]]

*M651 Tactical CS Grenade. Used for crowd and riot control, the round releases large amounts of CS Gas to disable and scatter Several companies have also produced [[37 mm flare|37mm flare guns]] resembling the M203, which may be purchased without paperwork in most U.S

...lied to shotguns by the Greener company of Britain, whose single-shot riot guns were still in service in the 1970s in former British colonies. The Greener

The [[riot gun]] versions of the Model 500 (Persuader and Mariner) are available with .... A heat shield and [[bayonet lug]] are required for military 3443G Type I riot shotguns, and some 590A1s are so equipped, but it is not clear if the 590A1

... alertness to the relative lack of control over the sale and possession of guns in America. ...tance to local law enforcement agencies, which included funds to deal with riot control and organized crime.

...ide range of topics, from armed and unarmed combat to prisoner control and riot control techniques. Chapter 5, "Combat Use of the Hand Gun", covers the ba The Daisy company commercially sold sightless BB guns and target throwers for a number of years under the name "Quick Skill", alo

...e trigger held down continuously. This was of particular benefit in trench guns intended for use in combat (e.g., [[Winchester Model 1897]] and [[Wincheste **[[Riot shotgun]]

...a revolver, with notable examples being various grenade launchers and riot guns, and even some [[rifles]]. ...had a ratchet and pawl mechanism on it, a version of which was used in his guns to rotate the cylinder. Revolvers proliferated largely due to Colt's abili

...odel M-32 6 shot 40mm launcher, which can be used as a grenade launcher or riot gun depending on the ammunition used.]] ...ndard firearms, usually [[shotgun]]s and [[grenade launcher]]s, adapted to riot control use with appropriate ammunition. Many of them are 37mm or 40mm [[ca

[[Image:Shotgun Mossberg 590.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Mossberg 590]] pump-action riot shotgun, with 20 inch barrel]] ... by private citizens.<ref>[http://www.chuckhawks.com/guns_home_defense.htm Guns for Home Defense], Chuck Hawks</ref> For offensive military shotgun use, s

... such as by vehicle crews, and entry teams running through doorways (see [[Riot shotgun##Entry and breaching shotguns | entry shotgun]]). To make shotguns ...g occupants on the other side of the breached door is minimized. Breaching guns used by police and the military may have barrels as short as 10 inches (25&

...any of the projectiles of [[Shotgun#shot|shot]] will hit the target (see [[riot shotgun]] and [[combat shotgun]]). ...enforcement agencies often use [[riot shotgun]]s, especially for crowd and riot control where they may be loaded with [[Less-lethal weapons|less-lethal]] r

Rifled slugs are often used by police equipped with [[riot shotgun]]s. Even out of a smoothbore barrel, the slugs will provide accura ==Guns for use with slugs==