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...two separate assassination attempts on the Prime Minister and President in early 2008. ...led budgetary discussions. The new law, which would allow civilians to own guns, sparked heated scenes in the East Timorese parliament between the parliame

...uns]] (not [[pump-action]] or semi-automatic), [[air rifles]], [[paintball guns]], and [[airsoft|airsoft/soft air rifles]] (depending on State). ...un]]s, rocket launchers, [[assault rifle]]s, [[flame-thrower]]s, anti-tank guns, Howitzers, [[artillery]], [[.50 BMG|.50-calibre BMG]] weapons, etc. (Colle

...aws usually gain the support of both major parties before they are passed. Guns are not currently a major political issue, but have been immediately after * '''Restricted Weapons''' include [[machine gun]]s, selective-fire [[assault rifle]]s, [[grenade]]s and rocket launcher

...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.

...bourg, Ontario, Canada, from 1903 until 1961. In April of 1961, H.W. Cooey Machine and Arms Company Limited was sold to the Olin-Mathieson Ltd. of St. Laurent ...to-date automated [[German]] equipment which was to provide for some 2,000 guns per day.<ref>Belton, pp 4-6</ref> Production figures were confirmed by Mr.

...long gun]]s such as [[rifle]]s and [[shotgun]]s, mounted weapons such as [[machine gun]]s and [[autocannon]]s, and larger weapons such as [[artillery]]. ...[semi-automatic pistol]]s, and [[Automatic firearm|fully automatic]], or [[machine pistol]]s.

|type= [[Assault rifle]] (G11)<br>[[Light machine gun]] (LMG11)<br>[[Personal defense weapon]] (G11 PDW) |variants= Assault Rifle<br>Light Machine Gun (LMG11)<br>Personal Defence Weapon (G11 PDW)

...lly adapted from the roller-locked recoil operating system of the [[MG42]] machine gun but with a fixed barrel and gas system. It was realized that with caref ... The '''AME 49''' under the name ''Carabine Mitrailleuse 1950'' (English: "machine carbine", German: ''Maschinenkarabiner'') was retained for production amon

...i of Peiraeus, for the adoption of its own-developed rifles and submachine guns, was rejected after testing proved that its weapons were not up to desired ... name="EBO"/> However, its financial state has been shaky almost since its early steps, undoubtedly in connection to its state ownership. In 2004, it merged

|type= [[Automatic rifle]], [[Light machine gun]] }}The '''Huot''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[World War I]] [[light machine gun]] project.

...' (Assault Rifle) and an '''ARM''' (Assault Rifle and Machine gun) [[light machine gun]]. ...12-round magazine for blank cartridges, used to launch [[rifle grenade]]s. Early production models were supplied with barrels that had six right-hand groove

*[[.50 BMG]] primers, used for the .50 Browning Machine Gun cartridge and [[wildcat cartridge|derivatives]] ...sirable for anything but belt-fed machine guns and pistol-sized submachine guns. The reason is that the mass of the bolt, moving forward, causes the gun t

...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 ...ladder sight'''. Since the [[black powder]] used in [[muzzleloader]]s and early cartridges was not capable of propelling a bullet at high velocity, these s

==Early life== ...hines, and specialized machines for cutting metal. Hall's straight-cutting machine is the forerunner of modern milling machines. In 1826, friction between Ha

...88 &ndash; December 4 1963), was a noted firearms expert and author of the early twentieth century. He is credited with several technical books and article ...g trouble-shooter in resolving early production issues associated with the early iterations of the [[M1 Garand]] Rifle.

...heir tactical doctrine of basing a squad's firepower on the unit's [[light machine gun]] and possibly their problems of mass producing [[semi-automatic rifle] ...le round]] that was more powerful than the pistol cartridges of submachine guns, but that could be used like a submachine gun in close-quarters and urban f

==Early development== ...rag Jørgensen M1892 as tested.jpg|thumb|200px|left|An exploded view of an early Krag-Jørgensen]]

...blishers, 1978</ref> although it remained in British service well into the early 1960s and is still found in service in the armed forces of some Commonwealt ...rivate soldier might be prone to lose the magazine during field campaigns. Early models of the Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield even used a short length of chain

...tained via internet mail from ... uh... whatever site holds the Sacred Rec.Guns FAQ. I'm not sure where that is, since I cannot directly access it myself. #* from early No4 (MkI)

...], one of the most popular modern [[5.56x45mm NATO|5.56 mm]] light machine guns among NATO countries.]] [[Image:Machine gun HK MG43 (MG4).jpg|right|thumb|[[MG4]] of the German Army.]]