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...bolts]] of the Russian [[SKS]] [[carbine]] and French [[MAS-49]] series of semi-automatic rifles. The gas system is fitted with a gas regulator behind the front sigh ...Most military forces adopting the FAL eventually eliminated full-automatic firearms training in the light-barrel FAL.

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...00''' is a [[trigger|single action]], [[Semi-automatic self-loading pistol|semi-automatic pistol]] designed ca. 1896 by [[John Browning]] for [[Fabrique Nationale de

|type= Single action [[semi-automatic pistol]] This pistol can be called a forerunner of most semi-automatic pistols in the world, in one respect or another. Significantly [[stopping p

...d in response to NATO requests for a replacement for [[9x19mm Parabellum]] firearms. It was designed as a compact but powerful firearm for vehicle drivers, ope ...n offered to civilian shooters as the ''PS90'', a [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] sporting model with a lengthened barrel.

...red at End of 2008, All Gone]</ref><ref>[http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF054&gid=FNG006 FNHUSA.com SCAR Semi-auto]</ref> This vers ...t as the weapon's barrel heats up during firing. There have been previous firearms with mixed open/closed bolt operation, but the automatic temperature-based

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ... 1910''' was a [[blowback]]-operated, [[Semi-automatic self-loading pistol|semi-automatic pistol]] designed by [[John Browning]] and manufactured by [[Fabrique Natio

... company entered into a long lasting relationship with the famous American firearms designer, [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]]. One of Fabrique Nationale's weapons, a [[FN Model 1910|Model 1910]] [[semi-automatic pistol]] in 7.65 x 17 mm ([[.32 ACP]]) (serial number 19074) was used to as

...a prohibition on the sale to civilians of certain [[semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] "[[assault weapon]]s" manufactured after the date of the ban's enactment. ... all [[AK-47]]s, and [[Uzi submachine gun|Uzi]]s) and other semi-automatic firearms because they possess a minimum set of features from the following list of f

...ture of firearms and ammunition or the interstate and intrastate sale of [[firearms]]. Holding an FFL to engage in certain such activities has been a legal req This licensing system is administered by the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives]]. An application for an FFL is filed on ATF Form 7. There

...s use [[smokeless powder]], [[cordite]], or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of [[smoothbore]] [[shotgun]]s) have [[rifling| ...ny regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider any firearm which dispenses more than o

In [[firearms]] terminology, an '''action''' is the system of operation used to load roun ...of locked-breech firearm action used in semi-automatic and fully-automatic firearms. As the name implies, these actions use the force of recoil to provide the

... becomes stuck in the [[gun barrel]] instead of exiting it. In the case of semi-automatic or automatic weapons, this can cause successive rounds to be fired into the ...o eject (FTE), firearm.jpg|thumb| Failure to eject (FTE, "stovepipe") in a semi-automatic pistol.]]

...allow gathering evidence in some crimes, and also allow better tracking of firearms from manufacturer to any criminal, perhaps leading to arrest(s) of [[straw ...ol]] legislation generally favor requiring ballistic imprinting on all new firearms, while groups supportive of [[Gun politics|gun rights]] and the Second Ame

...l Rifle Association]]</ref>, thus amounting to a prohibition on the use of firearms for self-defense in the home.<ref name=dc-circuit-opinion>[http://pacer.cad

...ervision of someone with a licence)<ref>[http://www.police.govt.nz/service/firearms/arms-code.pdf The Arms Code]</ref>. Licences are issued at the discretion o ... which is any rifle or shotgun that is not a so-called ''"[[Military-Style Semi-Automatic]]"''.

...ck 17]], a [[9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] [[Semi-automatic self-loading pistol|semi-automatic pistol]]. (The 17 was so-named because it was Gaston Glock's seventeenth p ... handguns, which is attractive for police officers and civilians who carry firearms for extended periods of time. Glock pistols do not have any external contro

...'ACTS & PROVE:''' a pair of [[ACTS and PROVE|acronyms used in the Canadian Firearms Safety Course]]. ...e government of Canada allowing holders of Restricted and Prohibited class firearms to carry them in Canada. Almost impossible to get for self-protection as C

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] }}The '''K100''' is a [[9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] [[Semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic]] [[pistol]] designed and built by Grand Power SRO in Banská Bystrica, Slo

...ire. The [[XM25]] is a shoulder-fired, [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]-fed semi-automatic launcher firing 25 mm projectiles. It was originally a component of the XM2 * [http://world.guns.ru/grenade/gl00-e.htm Modern Firearms & Ammunition grenade launcher intro]

...[cannon]]s) or tank guns. By military terms, [[mortar]]s and all hand-held firearms are excluded from the definition of guns. Two exceptions to this include: t ***[[Semi-automatic pistol|Pistol]]