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! colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | [[:category:American gun law|US Gun Law]] / [[:category:gun rights|Gun Rights]] case, 2008 ...so struck down the portion of the law that requires all firearms including rifles and shotguns be kept "unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock.

...on was to make a larger gun. The largest bore guns in common use (and bore rifles with the advent of breech loading and rifling in the late 1800s) included t === Nitro Express rifles ===

...Russian [[SKS]] [[carbine]] and French [[MAS-49]] series of semi-automatic rifles. The gas system is fitted with a gas regulator behind the front sight base, FAL rifles have also been manufactured in both light and heavy-barrel configurations,

...as an [[automatic rifle]]. However, many regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider ...secondary method of attack used in close combat. For example, arms such as rifles, muskets, and occasionally [[submachine gun]]s can have [[bayonet]]s affixe

...r attachments mounted under the barrel of a [[rifle]]. Alternatively, many rifles have been designed to fire [[rifle grenade]]s from their muzzle. Larger gre ...apon|automatic]] grenade launchers for ground and vehicle use, such as the American [[Mk 19]]. Capable of a relatively high rate of fire, these automatic grena

....al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/13A-11-63.htm Ala §13A-11-63] || Short-barreled rifles and shotguns prohibited. ...Arizona largely lean on federal gun laws. For example, long gun purchases (rifles and shotguns) and ammunition for long guns require that the buyer be at lea

...matic), [[air rifles]], [[paintball guns]], and [[airsoft|airsoft/soft air rifles]] (depending on State). * '''Category B''': [[centrefire]] rifles (not semi-automatic), [[Muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] firearms made after [[

... A Comparison of Results from Two Recent National Surveys''. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 455. (May 1981)</ref><ref name="CN ...rotection. The importance of guns also derives from the role of hunting in American culture, which remains popular as a sport in the country today.<ref name="a

...ted that Americans owned 192 million guns, with 36% of these consisting of rifles, 34% handguns, 26% shotguns, and 4% other types of long guns.<ref name=nspo ...prevention.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/13/3/150 Gun shows across a multistate American gun market: observational evidence of the effects of regulatory policies] -

Not all grenades are thrown by hand. Several types are fired from rifles or purpose-designed [[grenade launcher]]s. For example, [[tear gas]] grenad In the American Civil War, both sides used crude hand grenades equipped with a plunger that

...y (Bundeswehr) now displayed interest and soon purchased a number of CETME rifles (7.62x51mm NATO chambering) for further testing. The CETME, known as the '' ...production G3 rifles differed substantially from more recent models; early rifles featured closed-type mechanical flip iron sights (with two settings), a lig

...which used it, called the "caplock". The caplock appeared just before the American Civil War, and was quickly adopted by both sides as it was even simpler and Berdan primers are named after their American inventor, [[Hiram Berdan]] of New York who invented his first variation of

...s such as grenades and machineguns were banned, however small arms such as rifles and pistols remained in common use. Valery Polozov, a former advisor to the [[Category:American gun rights groups]]

...makes it almost as lethal as a fully [[automatic firearm]] such as assault rifles. The impression that Sugarmann originated the term may stem from a 1988 stu [[Category:American gun politics]]

...S. Repeating Arms closed the New Haven, Connecticut plant where Winchester rifles and shotguns had been produced for 140 years. Along with the closing of the [[American]] [[gun grabber]] [[Carolyn McCarthy]] (D-NY) took [[Assault Weapons Ban an

...899 Carbine<br/>M1899 Constable Carbine<br/>''[[#Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen rifles|Norwegian Krags]]:''<br/>M1894 Rifle<br/>M1895 Carbine<br/>M1897 Carbine<br ...e Krag-Jørgensen action was its [[magazine (firearms)]]. While many other rifles of its era used an integral box magazine, the magazine of the Krag-Jørgens

==Automatic and semi-automatic rifles== *Flieger-Selbstlader-Karabiner 15 ([[Mondragon]]) Former Mondragon rifles built in Switzerland (World War I only)

...cludes some of the more notable Assault Rifles but also covers some Battle Rifles. ...0s, Izhmash designers developed the unified complex of Kalashnikov assault rifles chambered for domestic 7.62 x 39mm, 5.45 x 39mm cartridges as well as the 5

*[[American-180]] (US - SMG - .22 LR & .22 Short Magnum) **[[American SAR 180/275]] (US - Semi-Auto Carbine - .22 LR)

...the '''United States Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14''', is an [[United States|American]] [[selective fire]] [[battle rifle]] firing [[7.62x51mm NATO]] [[ammunitio ...r, and T20 prototypes served as the basis for a number of Springfield test rifles from 1945 through the early 1950s.

... '''United States Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1903''', is an [[United States|American]] [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine-fed]], [[bolt-action]] [[rifle]] used prima ...98 [[Krag-Jørgensen|Krag]] and contemporary German [[Mauser]] bolt-action rifles. The M1903 not only replaced the various versions of the Krag, but also th

...two all-new service rifles (the [[Krag-Jørgensen#American Krag-Jørgensen rifles|M1892/96/98 Krag]] and [[M1895 Navy Lee]]), as well as a series of revolver ...countered by American units fighting Moro guerrillas during the Philippine-American War, the then-standard [[.38 Long Colt]] revolver was found to be unsuitabl

...y known as the '''BAR'''), is a family of [[automatic rifle]]s (or machine rifles) and [[light machine gun]]s used by the [[United States]] and other countri ...pacific as a S.A.W. and on rare occasion due to weight, misused as assault rifles. The BAR was produced under licence in Great Britain as well as a host of o

...uring the 1930s, and dissatisfaction with existing [[submachine gun]]s and rifles contributed to the development of the M1 Carbine. ...re not significantly easier to carry or maintain than the existing service rifles (such as the M1903 and Garand).

...s a hand grip when firing the M203. A separate sighting system is added to rifles fitted with the M203, as the rifle's standard sights are not matched to the ...onents, usually including the launcher, adaptors for attachment to assault rifles, and leaf sights (which can be used with the rifle's front sight post). M2

...today is also used in high-powered [[sniper rifle]]s and long range target rifles due to its excellent long range accuracy, [[external ballistics]] performan ...still in service as an anti-tank weapon, as originally intended.<ref>''The American Arsenal'', 2001. p. 224</ref> On most of the vehicles the weapon was moun

...tates Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60''') is a family of [[United States|American]] [[general purpose machine gun]]s firing [[7.62x51mm NATO]] [[cartridge]]s ...arms and Explosives]] (BATFE), they are treated as belt-fed semi-automatic rifles; however, individual state and local regulations still apply.

... Spanish [[CETME Ameli]] machine gun, and lent many design elements to the American [[M60 machine gun|M60]]. The Ameli and the MG3 were in service with many ar ...unds per minute, twice the rate of the British [[Vickers machine gun]] and American Browning at 600 round/min. At such a high rate the human ear cannot easily

...d squad leaders; the majority of German soldiers carried [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. However, later experience with [[Soviet]] tactics - where entire units arm ...erial and labor costs made it expensive to produce alongside the [[Kar98]] rifles. Starting in [[1943]], the German army moved to replace both the Kar-98 rif

...hine guns, as well as manual volley guns, saw their first major use in the American Civil War. The [[Gatling gun]] and "coffee gun" both used manually-powered ... intended for use in [[side arm]]s (chiefly [[semi-automatic pistol]]s) or rifles; the difference between machine guns and autocannons is based on [[caliber]

... usually operated by one to two soldiers. Light machine guns and automatic rifles are often an individual weapon with a fixed, naked barrel. On the other han ...ehr 08|MG 08]] and the [[Vickers machine gun|Vickers gun]], as well as the American [[M1917 Browning machine gun|Browning Model 1917 machine gun]]) were all su

...ified the weapon, Precision Reflex Incorporated (PRI) began assembling the rifles themselves. While a number of trigger options were tried in the end, the [[ ...lescoping M4 buttstocks, and the Crane Enhanced telescoping buttstock. The rifles are compatible with any type of stock system developed for the M16.

Some examples of conversion parts; a SWD Auto Connector (for AR rifles), an AR-15 drop-in auto sear, an HK sear, as made by Fleming Firearms, J.A. ... outline of the gun, are AOW's. This would affect, for example, the North American Arms mini-revolver and the wallet holster NAA used to sell for the gun, as

...n the [[United States]]. It was established in New York in [[1871]] as the American Rifle Association. The NRA sponsors firearm safety training courses, as wel ...ns as a general promoter of the shooting sports. The NRA house magazine, ''American Rifleman'', covers major shooting competitions and related topics, and the

...e than 20 rounds or a shotgun that holds more than seven rounds -- assault rifles, mostly, Van Cleave said. Regular six-shooters or pistols with nine- or 10- ...nn.com/2009/08/17/men-tote-assault-rifles-at-obama-event/ Men tote assault rifles at Obama event] CNN Politics, August 17th, 2009</ref> No crimes were commit

...ovel ''Johnny Tremain'', set in Boston during the period leading up to the American Revolution, describes the making of paper cartridges. ... in their construction, paper cartridges were used through the time of the American Civil War, after which time they were displaced by modern metallic cartridg

...the Minors' License. This licence allows a minor to possess non-restricted rifles or shotguns without needing to be under direct supervision of a licensed ad '''Non-restricted''' - Most [[long guns]], rifles and shotguns are classified non-restricted.

...Robert E. Hales and Stuart C. Yudofsky, eds. 1988. Textbook of Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Press. P.137.</ref> To protect themselves from "being bad", the ... a true phobia of guns realizes his fear is excessive or unreasonable,<ref>American Psychiatric Association. 1994. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

...iginally referred to the grooving, and a rifle was called a "rifled gun." Rifles are used in warfare, hunting and [[shooting sports]]. ...ellulose]]), although other means such as compressed air are used in [[air rifles]], which are popular for vermin control, hunting small game, and casual sho

... to ensure reliable functioning, due to differences in bullet design. The American bullet would often break apart in the grenade, and this led to the V-B deri ...ench V-B grenade, "spigot" type launchers were developed by the German and American armies. The spigot attached the muzzle of the rifle, and the corresponding

...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> ...l]] energy delivered by the 5.45×39mm [[AK-74]] assault rifle is 3.39 J (2.50 ft·lb), compared to 6.44 J (4.75 ft·lb) delivered by the 5.56×45mm NATO

...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.

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...apons in the US was first codified by the language defining semi-automatic rifles with certain characteristics in the 1994 [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban]]. S ...me-thrower "Flame Thrower", Encyclopedia Britannica Online]</ref> Assault rifles and shotguns capable of fully automatic fire, such as the Heckler & Koch CA

|products= [[rifles]] ... Today the company has contracts with dozens of countries to supply sniper rifles.

...rmy sniper [[Adelbert Waldron]] on the list of most confirmed kills for an American sniper. ...f>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/sniper.htm Sniper Rifles] GlobalSecurity ''"During the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army placed

...nominal charge of 90 grains (5.8 g) of black powder with a case length of 2.50 inches (64 mm). ...length and diameter of cartridges for the different kinds and calibers of rifles and pistols. The ''best'' cartridge for different purposes is subject to mu

...ted restrictions on the private possession of military style semiautomatic rifles following recent atrocities in which such firearms were employed. Like thei ...cting, or target shooting. Its purpose is to ensure that every responsible American personally possesses the means to defend the Republic from all forms of tyr