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|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] }}The '''Colt Model 1900''' was a self-loading semi-automatic .38 caliber handgun introduced by [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] at

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...1900]], and would transition from the 1900 into three distinct but related pistols with the same action and cartridge, the 1902 Sporting Model, the 1902 Mili

...et Hammer''' was a short-recoil, semi-automatic pistol, designed by famous American arms designer [[John Browning]]. It was a compact version of the [[Colt Mo ... Therefore the rounded hammer Colt 1903 pocket hammers can help date those pistols at a glance to 1903-1907.

...lt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless''' is [[.32 ACP]] caliber, self-loading, [[semi-automatic pistol]] designed by [[John Browning]] and built by [[Colt's Manufacturing ...s for much of their life, and also served as United States General Officer pistols from the 1940s until their replacement by the [[M15 pistol|M15 General Offi

|type= Semi-automatic pistol |action= semi-automatic, single action

|type= [[semi-automatic]] [[plinking]] [[pistol]] |action= [[Semi-automatic]]

! colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | [[:category:American gun law|US Gun Law]] / [[:category:gun rights|Gun Rights]] case, 2008 ...y morning to apply for a handgun permit. But when he tried to register his semi-automatic weapon, he says he was rejected."''</ref> [[Revolver]]s will likely not fal

|name= European American Armory }}The '''European American Armory Corporation''' (EAA) is an [[American]] importer, manufacturer and distributor of [[firearms]], air guns and vari

...d the undertaking as unrealistic and offered their [[Gewehr 41|G 41(W)]] [[semi-automatic rifle]] instead) led to an independent development by the ''Luftwaffe''. Pl The FG 42 fired in semi-automatic mode from a [[closed bolt]], accomplished by delaying the release of the fi

|type= Single action [[semi-automatic pistol]] ...M1903 pistols, plus Husqvarna built another 94,000 pistols. Many of these pistols were later modified in the United States, with a bushing in the chamber to

|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

...er Repeating Arms Company|Winchester]]) and [[Browning Arms Company]] (an American gun company founded by [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]]'s family). Tog In 1898 the company entered into a long lasting relationship with the famous American firearms designer, [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]].

...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. ...E]], [[TEC-9]], 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

...as an [[automatic rifle]]. However, many regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider ...alian-made]] [[Mateba Autorevolver|Mateba revolver]] is a rare "hybrid," a semi-automatic revolver. Each press of the trigger fires a cartridge and rotates the cylin

...ame=saami>[http://saami.org/LL/CA-AB352.cfm AB 352 Defines As "Unsafe" Any Semi-Automatic Pistol Not Microstamped] [[SAAMI]]</ref> ...<ref>Ray Bonds, David Miller (2002). ''The Illustrated Directory of Modern American Weapons.'' Zenith Press.</ref>). In addition, the technology includes stam

'''Glaser Safety Slug, Inc.''' is a small [[United States|American]] [[ammunition]] company based in Sturgis, South Dakota (the same location ...orts indicate that Air Marshals are now issued [[SIG P226|SIG-Sauer P229]] pistols with a 12 round capacity firing conventional jacketed hollow point ammuniti

|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

...es in order to curb what some see as a historical “bloodiness”, or the American heritage of violence. From the early years of its inception the United Stat ...a higher casualty count? The second issue is more prosaic, and involves an American concept of personal responsibility. Does the government and private propert

...[[.50 Caliber BMG Regulation Act of 2004]] has led to many restrictions on semi-automatic firearms. In addition to a lengthy list of specific firearms that are banne ...earms/dwcl/12050.htm California Penal Code § 12050 — Licenses to Carry Pistols and Revolvers]</ref> No license or permit is required to openly carry a loa

...inal history. Air guns with [[muzzle energy]] up to 15 J, [[Gas pistol|gas pistols]] and muzzle-loaded guns are available to anybody above 18 without permissi ...nment-issued [[selective fire]] combat rifles and [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] handguns in their homes.<ref name="jrlnr">[http://www.nationalreview.com/

...-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]]), [[shotguns]] (not [[pump-action]] or semi-automatic), [[air rifles]], [[paintball guns]], and [[airsoft|airsoft/soft air rifles * '''Category B''': [[centrefire]] rifles (not semi-automatic), [[Muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] firearms made after [[1 January]] [[1901]]

...-kopel.html ''"What America can learn from Switzerland..."'', David Kopel, American Rifleman, February 1990]</ref> ...d; the rifle is then returned to the discharged owner. The rifle is then a semi-automatic or self-loading rifle.

... 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

...(medium and smallbore rifles), FFFg (pistols), and FFFFg (smallbore, short pistols and priming [[flintlock]]s). In the [[United Kingdom]], the gunpowder grain Prior to the American Revolutionary War very little gunpowder was made in the [[United States]];

...f the skills of the trade, but only apply them to a few weapon types (only pistols, or only shotguns, or only (pre-1964) Model '94 Winchester Lever-Action Rif * firearm '''model''' (semi-automatic? [[full automatic]]? [[caliber]]?)

Some handgun subtypes include [[single-shot]] pistols, [[revolver]]s, [[semi-automatic pistol]]s, and [[Automatic firearm|fully automatic]], or [[machine pistol]] ...refer to both the [[Enfield Revolver]] and the later [[Browning Hi-Power]] semi-automatic.

... the secondary market. HK firearms are often seen as a status symbol among American gun owners due to their quality, scarcity, and high price tag. ===Pistols===

...ral modifications including the ability to fire from a closed bolt in both semi-automatic and automatic firing modes, a new perforated sheet-metal handguard (the fol ...aight cocking tube as opposed to the later FS (''Freischwinger'') variant. Semi-automatic normally, though could be converted to fully automatic fire by changing the

|type= [[semi-automatic pistol]] ...reak in and mate moving parts. The suggested break in period for Hi-Point pistols is between 100 and 200 rounds. If this does not solve the problem, custome

|products= [[Pistols]], [[carbines]] ...nbsp;mm, & the carbines are made in Mansfield. They manufacture low-cost [[pistols]] and [[carbine]]s, in the following calibers:

|parent= American Military Arms Corp ...anies (notable Allen & Wheelock for whom he made so-called "[[pepperbox]]" pistols). He married Ms. Mary Elizabeth Adams on April 9th, 1868, in Worcester, wi

In [[1976]], Cooper founded the ''American Pistol Institute''{API) in Paulden, Arizona (later the [[Gunsite Training C ...practical weapons toward what he called ''rooney guns'' -- highly-modified pistols which were not appropriate for practical daily service, and which were tune

...pistol before World War II, has become one of the most popular collectors' pistols. ...''': .45ACP calibre pistol of Browning design, standard service pistol of American forces until recent replacement by the Beretta 92FS (M9) in the late 1980s,

*[[KBP A-91|A-91]] (Russia - Compact Assault Rifle - 5.45 x 39 mm, 5.56 x 45 mm, 7.62 x 39 mm) *[[AEK-971]] (Russia - Assault Rifle - 5.45 x 39 mm & 7.62 x 39 mm)

|caption= Mid-1945 produced M1911A1 U.S. Army semi-automatic pistol by Remington Rand. This one was re-built by Anniston Army Depot, Oct ... In total, the United States procured around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols during its service life.

|ROF= [[Semi-automatic firearm|Semi-automatic]] (M1/A1)<br/> 850–900 rounds/min (M2/M3) ...tes Carbine, Caliber .30, M1''') is a lightweight [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] [[carbine]] that became a standard firearm in the U.S. military during Wo

...'''M4''' has [[selective fire]] options including [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] and [[Burst mode|three-round burst]] (like the M16A2), while the '''M4A1' ...rbine instead of the [[M9_pistol|M9]] handgun. This is in recognition that pistols are largely useless in current conflicts, and is in keeping with the Marine

... 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

...using bullet energy would also drive the development of nearly all other [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi]] and fully automatic firearms of 20th century. ...hether the ammunition used is intended for use in [[side arm]]s (chiefly [[semi-automatic pistol]]s) or rifles; the difference between machine guns and autocannons i

*Gotz, Hans Dieter, ''German Military Rifles and Machine Pistols, 1871-1945'', Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1990. [ * American Handgunner

...French semi-automatic rifles since 1898, notably the Mle 1917 and Mle 1918 semi-automatic rifles, the Meunier (A6) rifle as well as the MAS 38-40 to MAS49 and 49/56 ...n,including the Balle D (a.m.). The 7 X 59 mm Meunier cartridge ( for the semi-automatic A6 Meunier rifle ) is also illustrated and described in detail.

...r the Spanish armed forces, as well as for the militaries of several Latin American nations, and is dubbed, in common usage, the "7mm Mauser". ...lacement; thus the Lee-Enfield continued in use until it was replaced by a semi-automatic weapon after [[WWII]]. The lower rate of fire and lower magazine capacity w

|type= [[Machine pistol]] (M712 Schnellfeuer)<br>[[Semi-automatic pistol]] (all others) ...49 77X. , Page 5</ref>, also known as the '''Mauser Broomhandle''', is a [[semi-automatic pistol]] that was originally produced by [[Germany|German]] arms manufactur

...r the military-issue .45 ACP ammunition.<ref>Josserand MH, Stevenson JA: ''Pistols, revolvers, and ammunition''. New York, Bonanza Books (a division of Crown .... "How fast is fast? Gentleman Jerry Miculek tackles McGivern's record". ''American Handgunner'' July-August. http://www.americanhandgunner.com/</ref>

In every case, the conversion part(s) are installed into a semi-automatic gun, and without converting the semi-auto gun's receiver to machine gun spe ...made by John Norell. There are also sears to convert Glock and Beretta 92 pistols into machine guns, but I believe all of them are post-86 manufacture, and t

...deems deserving of registration and taxation. Examples include smoothbore pistols, pen guns and cane guns, short-barreled weapons with both rifled and smooth ...e after 1986 are usually priced only a few hundred dollars more than their semi-automatic counterparts, whereas a machine gun that can be legally transferred command

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...igns are now also called pocket pistols. Well-made, more-expensive pocket pistols are called [[mousegun]]s.[[Image:Cal 6 35 Model Automatic Pistol UNION Pate ...barreled ("snubnose") revolvers are similarly not as widely used as pocket pistols today as they were during the 1950s and earlier.

...ited, are classified as restricted. Many <s>military-</s> scary-looking, [[semi-automatic rifle]]s, such as the [[AR15]] are also classified as restricted. Other exa * Many semi-automatic firearms designed to discharge center-fire ammunition

...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