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...their own defense'', and not that of the state, did NOT originate with the American Constitution's Second Amendment.''' ...t appeared in the 1790’s described the rights of Englishmen (which every American colonist had been promised) in these terms 'everyone is at liberty to keep

...ividual use. They include, inter alia, revolvers and self-loading pistols, rifles and carbines, sub-machine guns, assault rifles and light machine guns;

|variants= L1A1/C1/C1A1 <small>(Rifles)</small><br />L2A1/C2/C2A1 <small>([[Squad automatic weapon|SAWs]])</small> ...1)''' or in the USA as the '''"inch pattern" FAL'''.<ref>especially on the American surplus market</ref> It is a British Commonwealth derivative of the Belgian

...//www.guncite.com/journals/senrpt/senrpt27.html</ref><ref>"Few subjects in American jurisprudence have produced as much work by legal scholars, so little of wh ...or Volokh points out that this structure was actually quite commonplace in American constitutions of the Framing era: State Bills of Rights contained justifica

...a highly trained soldier who specializes in shooting targets with modified rifles from very long distances. They're also adept in stealth, camouflage, infilt ...rm 'sniper' was not in widespread use in the United States until after the American Civil War.

...r.jpg|thumb|The [[Accuracy International]] Arctic Warfare series of sniper rifles is standard issue in the armies of many countries, including those of Brita ...ate manufacturing, allowed armies to equip specially-trained soldiers with rifles that would enable them to deliver precise shots over greater distances than

... center was the [[Harpers Ferry Armory]], until its destruction during the American Civil War. ...field" was established to manufacture cartridges and gun carriages for the American Revolution.

...ional headlines when it sold 800 [[Steyr HS .50|HS .50]] long range sniper rifles to Iran in 2005, for the National Iranian Police Organisation to use agains ...in.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/13/wiran13.xml "Iraqi insurgents using Austrian rifles from Iran"], ''The Telegraph'', February 13, 2007</ref>

|The mainstay of the American Buffalo Hunter ...e|SVD Dragunov]] with Russia and the [[Puşca Semiautomată cu Lunetă|PSL rifles]] with many other countries.

# [[Rifles]] and [[handguns]] aren't necessary to national defense! Of course, the arm ... aren't "military weapons", but private citizens shouldn't have "[[assault rifles]]", because they are military weapons.

...models used separate gas blocks and barrel attached bayonet lugs. Current rifles are built with a special KAC-made gas block that has both a flip-up sight a [[Category:American 5.56mm sniper rifles]]

...hat specific categories, such as handguns, assault weapons, and 50 caliber rifles should be banned. A forward grip/barrel shrouds are common on most rifles as it lets the other hand steady the barrel without burning their hand on i

|type= [[Anti-materiel rifle]] |unit_cost=US$8,650<ref>[http://www.barrettrifles.com/rifle_82.aspx Barrett Rifles]</ref>

... well as other .50 machine guns. The use in single-shot and semi-automatic rifles has resulted in many specialized [[match-grade]] rounds not used in .50 mac ...especially for this round. The previous standard for ammunition for sniper rifles was .30-06, but the .50 round is more accurate at extreme range.

...utomatic fire accuracy.<ref>[http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/Assault.htm Assault Rifles and Their Ammunition: History and Prospects by Anthony G. Williams]</ref> ...×39mm weapons were developed and commercially offered. Non AK-74 platform rifles and commercial offerings include the East German [[Ssg 82]] [[bolt action]]

...m JS''' or '''8 mm Mauser''' (the widespread use in German military Mauser rifles caused the "Mauser" tag, though Mauser had nothing to do with the developme ...7mm IRS variant is offered as a chambering option in European break action rifles.

...iginal AR-10 was built in relatively small numbers, with fewer than 10,000 rifles assembled. ...aLite's AR-10 entered the competition late, hurriedly submitting two AR-10 rifles in the fall of 1956 to the United States Army's Springfield Armory for test

[[Category:Assault rifles]] [[Category:Colt rifles]]

... Prior to development of grenade launchers attached to standard infantry [[rifles]], development commenced on non-explosive cartridges to allow those armed w ... mandating that they buy green ammunition. The MK281 is manufactured by an American subsidiary of the Rheinmetall Group.

{{USgunorgs}}The '''American Hunters and Shooters Association''' ('''AHSA''') is an organization involve ...//www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?id=232&issue=011 Fact Sheets: American Hunters And Shooters Association (AHSA)]</ref> Its critics claim that AHSA