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...e licensing requires extensive background checks, that applicants take the Canadian Firearms Safety Course, and that all firearms must be stored locked and unl ... There is restriction in [[muzzle energy]] output - handguns up to 1000 J, rifles up to 6000 J. Automatic guns, laser sights, silencers and [[hollow point bu

...rm ownership when compared with eight other western nations. Nearly 22% of Canadian households had at least one firearm, including 2.3% of households possessin ...~mauser/papers/selfdefense/CSD-JCJ-JFP-8-3-99.pdf "Armed self defense: the Canadian case"] Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol 24, No 5, pp 393-406, [[1996]]</ref

...s-era advertisement.]]The '''H. W. Cooey Machine & Arms Company''' was a [[Canadian]] firearms manufacturer located in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, from 1903 unti ...Second World War, when Cooey was a main supplier of training rifles to the Canadian Army.

Not all grenades are thrown by hand. Several types are fired from rifles or purpose-designed [[grenade launcher]]s. For example, [[tear gas]] grenad ...se of a modified rifle with a blank cartridge to propel the grenade. These rifles would often be permanently fixed in wooden support frames and would not be

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...'' ([[August 9]], [[1831]] – [[February 24]], [[1904]]) was a Scottish-[[Canadian]] and later American inventor and arms designer, best known for inventing t ...field Model 1861]] Rifled Musket, managing to acquire a contract for 1,000 rifles from the US Army during the American Civil War.

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:''This FAQ was created for my own use. It is distributed as a public service. Corrections and submissions are welcome. Please send them via email to ben This rifle has a long and colorful history in British service. The "Lee"

...wehr-44]] : The world's first assault rifle, the trend of adopting assault rifles didn't catch on until after the war ...4|Beretta Modello 1934]]''': A fine compact pistol adopted as the Italian service pistol before World War II, has become one of the most popular collectors'

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...cludes some of the more notable Assault Rifles but also covers some Battle Rifles. ... the Swedish version of [[Belgium| Belgian]] [[FN FNC]]. It is the main [[service rifle]] of the Swedish Armed Forces.

**[[PSG-90]] (UK - Bolt Action Rifle - 7.62 mm NATO: Swedish Service Weapon) ...German Army|G22]] (UK - Bolt Action Rifle - .300 Winchester Magnum: German Service Weapon)

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The recent notices sent to owners of registered [[Norinco Type 97]] [[rifles]] and [[High Standard Model 10B]] Police [[Shotguns]], ordering them to sur # Non-firearm. This category includes working [[flintlock]] rifles, [[muskets]], shotguns, and miniature [[cannon]] as well as [[antique firea

...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

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|products= [[Rifles]], [[Shotguns]] ...[centerfire]] rifles, as well as marketing the [[Stevens]] [[single-shot]] rifles and shotguns. They may be best-known for the [[Savage Model 99|Model 99]] [

...ding or accident in a wilderness area. Variants have been used by Israeli, Canadian, and American armed forces. Shotgun/rifle [[combination gun]]s with two, t For example, the contemporary [[Brown Bess]] [[musket]], in service with the British military from 1722 to 1838, 19 mm (.75 inch) smoothbore ba

...a highly trained soldier who specializes in shooting targets with modified rifles from very long distances. They're also adept in stealth, camouflage, infilt ...http://www.boomershoot.org/general/ScaryWords.htm Assault Weapons - Sniper Rifles] Joe Huffman, February 7, 2008</ref>­<ref>[http://science.howstuffworks.co

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...rers even claim service life in excess of 50,000 rounds, which exceeds the service life of most firearm barrels, this has not been confirmed. ...tling or "phut" sound. Some films even depict silenced 7.62 mm NATO sniper rifles &mdash; a weapon that creates a supersonic boom &mdash; making only a quiet

A listing of [[firearms]] manufactured by the [[Canadian]] [[H. W. Cooey Machine & Arms Company]] of Coburg, Ontario. The table inc ..., ''"Cooey firearms made in Canada, 1919-1979,"'' 1992, Museum Restoration Service (Alexandria Bay, N.Y, Bloomfield, Ont)</ref>

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...5A1 rifles.jpg|thumb|right|Royal Marines snipers with L115A1 rifles. These rifles are similar to the [[L115A3]] Long Range Rifle used by [[Craig Harrison]] b ...anadian [[Arron Perry|Master Corporal Arron Perry]] of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry to beat Hathcock's record. Perry held the title for only a

...nformation from the registry has ever been introduced into evidence in any Canadian court. This should not be construed as suggesting that registration of a f ... instead of requiring gun registration, far more lives would be saved. The Canadian Press reported that a committee made up of then–Justice Minister Vic Toew

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...d [[High Standard Model 10B]] shotguns, ordering them to surrender their [[Canadian gun registry|firearm(s) and registration certificates]]. ...arliamentary hearings into the [[long-gun registry]], the President of the Canadian Police Association, Charles Momy, admitted to the House of Commons Public S

<!-- Service history --> |service= 1991-present <ref name="diez2000">Diez, Octavio (2000). ''Armament and Tec

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...ced huge volumes of dense smoke when fired, a disadvantage compared to air rifles. ...[[Austria]] and other nations had special [[sniper]] detachments using air rifles. The Austrian 1780 model was named ''Windbüchse'' (literally "wind rifle"

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It all started when the Canadian Firearms Registry [CFR] first noticed (in 2000, ten years after it happened The CFC's discovery could not have come at a worse time. The Canadian Firearms Centre was bogged down, unable to issue all the required licences

1. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out i Section 1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms establishes that the rights and liberties gu

... &ndash; February 23, 1999) was a United States Marine Corps sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Hathcock's record and the extraordinary detai ...f>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/sniper.htm Sniper Rifles] GlobalSecurity ''"During the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army placed

{{Canadian gun law}}The history of [[gun control]] in [[Canada]] is long and sordid. ... or the RCMP. British subjects did not need a permit for [[shotguns]] or [[rifles]] they already owned; they only needed one for newly acquired firearms. Per