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...the book is the canard that guns were somehow uncommon during peacetime in early America; that they were of little use and that the more widespread use and ...gun ownership affordable for the average person. Manufacturers like [[Colt Firearms|Colt]] led the way with inexpensive, reliable, and well marketed weapons.

It was created in Rhodesia by Hilton Walker in the early 1980s. After Rhodesia fell, Walker moved to [[South Africa]], bringing with ...ing purpose by the U.S. Justice Department's [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] (ATF).

...and easier to carry. It is a forerunner of the [[rifle]] and other longarm firearms. As low-velocity firearms, they were used against enemies that were often partially or fully protecte

...anslation “assault rifle” gradually became the common term for similar firearms sharing the same technical definition as the name giver StG 44. In a strict ...ican Civil War, further developments such as the adaptation of [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine-fed]] [[rifle]]s, rapid fire [[machine gun]]s and high explosive

...s its activities as "''Production, commerce, maintenance and reparation of firearms of all sorts and ammunitions, as well as of electronic, mechanical and othe *[[Llama firearms]]

...further back than it is usually required to reload the weapon. Receiver of early Atchisson shotgun was made from steel tube, with attached M16-type [[buttst During late 1970s and early [[1980]] Atchisson reworked his basic design from open bolt blowback action

'''Automated Firearms Identification''' refers to the use of computers to automate the process of ...firearms identification involves the use of a [[Comparison Microscope]]. A firearms examiner visually compares the ballistic signature of a bullet/cartridge re

...l barrel used on merchant and military ships. Likewise a ''baril'' was, as early as 1323 (used in ''Du Chevalier au barisel''), and remains now, a big barre ...Breech-loading weapon|Breech loading]] provided a higher rate of fire, but early breech loading guns lacked an effective way of sealing the escaping gases t

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[[File:M1911A1 and M9 DA-SC-91-10188.jpg|thumb|right|M1911A1 and early M9 with magazines removed]] ...ombat Pistol'' program to create the ''[[Joint Combat Pistol]]'' (JCP). In early 2006, the JCP was renamed ''Combat Pistol'' (CP), and the number of pistols

... (if available) is placed into the breach and the bolt closed. Bolt action firearms are most often [[rifle]]s, but there are some bolt-action [[shotgun]]s as w As early as 1803, breech-loading bolt-action rifles were produced. They continued to

[[Image:Early breech loaders.jpg|thumb|300px|Early types of breech loaders from the 15th and 16th century on display at the Ar ...breech-loading (though [[mortar]]s are generally all muzzle-loaded). Early firearms were almost entirely muzzle-loading. The main advantage of breech-loading

|caption= Early Mark Bren LMG, photo from a Canadian factory ...ne gun, the [[ZB vz.26]], which British Army officials had tested during a firearms service competition in the 1930s. The later Bren featured a distinctive cu

...[pistol]]. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor [[John Browning]], and later patented by ''[[Fabrique Nationale de ...r "Hi-Power" or "High-Power"<ref>[http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?value=007B&cat_id=051&type_id=003 Browning Catalog]</ref>) or as

* [[Firearms|Firearm(s)]] and appropriate [[ammunition]] (possibly for use as [[ballisti ...are simply not practical for a BoB; cash will likely be of more use in the early periods anyway. Extra munitions stores should be securely maintained at yo

The history of bullets parallels the history of firearms. It's no surprise that advances in one resulted from or precipitated advanc ...r this reason, early rifles were not generally used for military purposes. Early rifle bullets required cloth or leather patches to grip the rifling grooves

...F also regulates via licensing the sale, possession, and transportation of firearms, ammunition, and explosives in interstate commerce. Many of ATF's activiti ... transferred to the ATU. In [[1942]], responsibility for enforcing federal firearms laws was given to the ATU.

==C-68 FIREARMS CONTROL DESIGN FAILURES== ...nability to write legislation that would create an integrated and workable firearms control system, which is a difficult thing to do. They apparently did not

==Firearms== In firearms, the caliber is the diameter of the inside of the barrel. In a [[rifling|ri

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