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...machine gun or pistol cartridges, some [[machine pistols]], and [[personal defense weapon]]s (PDWs), all of which are sometimes designated as submachine guns.

...|Kimber]] Pro Carry II or Pro Carry II HD as optional, department supplied weapons available to its officers.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3197 ...azine, which makes for a thinner pistol; thus easier to conceal), personal defense, target shooting, and competition. Numerous aftermarket accessories allow u

|manufacturer=Saco Defense, U.S. Ordnance ... describes either the first adopted version or, generically, the family of weapons derived from it.

...ate of fire. In a military setting, machine pistols are issued as personal defense sidearms to paratroopers, artillery crews, helicopter crews or tank crews. ...es a 9mm Glock 18 machine pistol with a shoulder stock during a small arms weapons course.]]

...a crime. In light of these liabilities, gun-rights groups and the criminal-defense bar have begun advising gun owners &mdash; who would ordinarily be happy to Personal character and integrity are prerequisites for anyone entering public office

... '''Mel Tappan''' ([[1933]]–[[1980]]) was the editor of the newsletter ''Personal Survival ("P.S.") Letter'' and the books ''Survival Guns'' and ''Tappan on ...e living in Los Angeles. He contacted [[Don Stephens]] after reading the "Personal Preparedness" columns by Stephens in ''Inflation Survival Letter''. Tappan

...ts of unarmed fighting, called Taijutsu, as well as work with a variety of weapons. The sword normally associated with this tradition, the ninja-to, is a crud ...t they arise from a common core of ideals and beliefs. This is the core of personal responsibility and caring that is embodied in the enlightened warrior.

...ghts, marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection of hunting and self-defense in the [[United States]]. It was established in New York in [[1871]] as the * Home and Personal Defense

...sonal weapons for self-defense. This was possible under the ''1938 German Weapons Act'', passed earlier in the year, which restricted ownership of firearms t

A '''personal defense weapon''' (often abbreviated '''PDW''') is a compact semi-automatic or full ...cifically designed to be concealable weapons for the purpose of individual defense rather than a combat weapon. The earliest implementation of this is the Fra

...l &mdash; what should the balance be between an individual's right of self-defense, gun ownership, and citizens' interest in maintaining public safety? ...ght of the people to arm themselves only when bonded together for communal defense.<ref name="violencea">Gottesman, Ronald (1999). ''Violence in America: An E

...>, because actually formulating or constructing many of the explosives and weapons that he describes would be illegal in most jurisdictions. Some of his books ==Secretive Personal Life==

...ting back to 1181. In short, '''the right of individuals, ''for their own defense'', and not that of the state, did NOT originate with the American Constitut <blockquote>"[T]he people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and their own state, or the United States, or the purpose of

... lugs and recesses milled into the barrel and slide of other Browning-type weapons, such as the [[Colt M1911A1]], [[Browning Hi-Power]] and [[CZ 75]], the P22 |Manufactured unlicensed by [[Defense Industries Organization]] as the ZOAF<ref>[http://www.janes.com/articles/Ja

...er major point of contention is whether it protects an individual right to personal firearms<ref>[http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/us-he ...h century when King Henry II obligated all freemen to bear arms for public defense (see Assize of Arms). At that time, it was customary for a soldier to purch

:''For the legal usage of this term, see [[Right of self-defense]].[[Image:Whycarry.jpg|right|400px]] ...is strongly associated with civilian hand-to-hand defense techniques. Self-defense defines a civilian activity as opposed to Hand-to-hand combat in a military

... by armies in the 18th century. However, in the 19th century, shotgun-type weapons were largely replaced on the battlefield with [[rifle]]s, which were more a ...e a single projectile (though some slugs can also be fired from smoothbore weapons).

...ement personnel. Usually, uniformed personnel of these services wear their weapons openly, while plainclothes personnel have their side arms concealed under t ...a military setting, machine pistols are sometimes issued as [[PDW|personal defense sidearms]] to paratroopers as well as artillery, helicopter or tank crews.

...istols were not able to stop charging warriors. This led to larger caliber weapons (such as the [[.45 ACP]]) being developed to stop opponents with a single r ...g.net/223forcqb.htm .223 For CQB]" by R.K. Taubert, Reprinted from "Guns & Weapons For Law Enforcement"</ref>

...undreds of models for hunting, [[Shooting sports|target shooting]], [[self-defense]], collecting, and law enforcement. ...r position (amongst firearms owners, users and enthusiasts) by stating his personal views on the "sporting" nature of certain firearms. In his letter to membe