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...ks would contain no such catch.<ref>Blackmore, Howard L. British Military Firearms, 1650-1850. Greenhill Pr, 1994.</ref>
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...legal issues here. '''''Regulation''''' is a term used for multi-barreled firearms that indicates how close to the same point of aim the barrels will shoot.
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...pe buffalo, lion and leopard. The double rifle excels over other repeating firearms in its ability to allow the shooter to make a split-second, secondary, foll
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...og>[http://www.frfrogspad.com/glossary.htm A Glossary of Terms Relating to Firearms]</ref> The term '''hammer''' is sometimes used to describe a double tap in
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* ''The Story of Allen & Wheelock Firearms'' - H. H. Thomas (1965) (ISBN 0-913150-73-8)
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...ver. The MAG uses a series of proven design concepts from other successful firearms, for example the locking mechanism is modeled on that of the [[M1918 Browni
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...atent/US802117A/en US Patent 802117, 17 Oct 1905, Ross, Charles H.A.F.L. - Firearms]
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== History of firearms restrictions in Germany 1919-1938 ==
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...out Asia until at least the 1520s, when it was supplanted by [[matchlock]] firearms.
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...spot.ca/2012/09/harmonica-gunslide-gun.html "Harmonica Gun/Slide Gun "]. ''Firearms History, Technology & Development,'' [[September 4]], [[2012]].
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... hollow point bullets, falls under Section 5 (prohibited weapons) of the [[Firearms Act 1968]] and so is illegal to possess or transfer without the written per
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...this behavior)." Cooper attributed this behavior to the irrational fear of firearms and other forms of weaponry. He stated that "''the most common manifestatio
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...d all of the Bill of Rights for everyone". The group was founded by former firearms dealer [[Aaron Zelman]] in [[1986]]. The JPFO interprets the [[Second Amend
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...es, a special rubber recoil pad is used and a special 10-round [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] inserted. This magazine has a filler block that prevents it fro
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...ally treated is how to deal with law enforcement encounters when there are firearms involved. A new version was released in 2005 with forty added pages address
''Boston's Gun Bible'' is Royce's 848 page exhaustive firearms almanac and philosophical treatise on becoming and remaining an armed citiz
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[[Image:Khyberpassrifles.jpg|thumb|240px|Copies of British Martini and Snider firearms built in the Khyber region]][[Image:Webleypocket.jpg|thumb|240px|Copy of We
...ea has long had a reputation for producing unlicenced, home-made copies of firearms using whatever materials are available - more often than not, railway rails
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|products= [[Firearms]], Knives, Accessories
...in [[1968]] after Portland-based Omark Industries purchased the Australian firearms manufacturer, [[Sporting Arms]] (or SportCo), he founded in Adelaide, South
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...ng Company'') is an [[United States of America|American]] [[firearm]]s and firearms parts manufacturer.
...sub-machine guns. The RIS/RAS systems allow the mounting of accessories to firearms without additional tools or modifications, and is used, along a KAC suppres
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A distinctive feature of the Krag-Jørgensen action was its [[magazine (firearms)]]. While many other rifles of its era used an integral box magazine, the m
The 1880s were an interesting period in the development of modern firearms. During this decade [[smokeless powder]] came into general use, and the cal
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[[Category:Trial and research firearms]]
[[Category:World War II German firearms]]
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...', he is noted as the designer of several 'scaled-down' versions of larger firearms. He is largely responsible for the [[M16 rifle|M16]], [[Stoner 63]], and [
[[Category:American firearms designers]]
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#redirect[[Law-abiding Unregistered Firearms Association]]
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|align="center"|'''Law-abiding Unregistered Firearms Association'''<br/>
...f Canadian gun owners who have engaged in passive resistance to the Canada Firearms Act by refusing to license or register their [[firearm]]s because, "We were
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...,<ref>Hogg, Ian V.: ''The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Firearms'', Page 215. A&W Publishers, 1978</ref> although it remained in British ser
...an V.:Hogg, Ian V.: ''The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Firearms'', Page 215. A&W Publishers, 1978</ref> which force the operator to move hi
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...nfield No1 MkIII (LITHGOW), condition "good": $69.95 12 or more (each): $49.50, plus 600 rounds of FREE ammo
:**No4 MkI Enfield, made in USA by Savage, "about good*": $62.50
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...ubtedly the [[Winchester rifle]], but many manufacturers- notably [[Marlin Firearms|Marlin]] and [[Savage Arms|Savage]]- also produce lever-action rifles. Whi
John Marlin, founder of [[Marlin Firearms]] Company, New Haven, Connecticut, introduced Marlin's first lever-action r
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...ted to dispelling many of the myths and misinformation about the nature of firearms and firearm ownership". With a primary focus on women and [[gun rights]],
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... generate a greater volume of continuous [[automatic fire]] than the usual firearms carried by infantry soldiers, at the cost of greater weight and higher [[am
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...susceptible to failure of this type than [[blowback]] and [[gas-operated]] firearms, and lightweight polymer framed handguns are more susceptible than heavy st
...ward slightly against the recoil of the bullet leaving. In recoil operated firearms, the slide reacts against the bullet, and the frame is under no force at th
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{{DEFAULTSORT:5.56x45mm NATO firearms}}
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===Advocates on behalf of citizen's rights to own firearms of their choice===
===Advocates of government control of citizen's rights to firearms===
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#redirect[[list of bullpup firearms]]
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==Other Italian automatic firearms==
*[[List of firearms]]
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#redirect[[List of American firearms topics]]
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Firearms produced by the [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company]] (later Winchester-Wes
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* [[List of firearms]]
* [[List of World War II firearms]]
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[[Category:Firearms]]
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...|Belt-fed]] weapons or rifles with very limited capacity fixed [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]s are also generally not considered assault rifles. This list i
...It has also been one of the most unusual designs to draw mass attention to firearms enthusiasts as its external layout was bakelite and has the magazine at the
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* [[Bushmaster Firearms International#M17S|Bushmaster M17S]]
* [[Gwinn Firearms Bushmaster Arm Pistol]]
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...es more updated information on homicide by firearms, but not on suicide by firearms.
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...ch/en/publikationen/suicide.shtml Firearm suicides and the availability of firearms: analysis of longitudinal international data]", Poster presented at the Eur
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