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...e sights, the shooter relies strictly on kinesthesia to determine when the gun is realigned. Competitive shooters will tend to use a double tap, as the gr ...difference between the real and the no-shoot target will be a picture of a gun in the hand of the real target. Trying to differentiate real and no-shoot t

...e Texas Revolution, and buck and ball loads were used by both sides of the American Civil War, often by cavalry units.<ref>See main article, [[shotgun]].</ref> ...ped by the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The ''trench gun'', as it was called, was a pump action shotgun loaded with six rounds conta

...tween the 13 member states was signed in 1969, ratified and converted into law in each signing state, so that the rules can be enforced to assure that eve * Every member country enacts a law which makes it compulsory to perform the tests according to the methods, li

...n|opposition]], no state which has adopted a "shall-issue" concealed carry law (where, if the requirements for a permit are met, the permit must be issued ...p://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?d5080dd8-0b7c-439b-bfa9-5056edf63a9a Law Abiding Citizens Trained in Firearm Use Should Be Allowed the Right to Prot

|known_for = American gunfighter and lawman; shooting the [[toodles]] off a would-be assassin |nationality = [[American]]

...in federal prison on the charge of "transferring an unregistered [[machine gun]]" after he lent his 20-year old semi automatic [[Olympic Arms]] [[AR-15]] ...ttp://loudobbs.tv.cnn.com/2008/05/09/gun-owner-convicted-for-malfunction/ "Gun Rights Under Fire"]. CNN.</ref><ref>Knox, Jeff (2008-02-02). [http://www.fi

...have banned them from transfer to civilians. In states where banned, only law enforcement officers and military personnel are allowed to possess them. [[Category:American gun law]]

...fef;" | [[:category:American gun law|US Gun Law]] / [[:category:gun rights|Gun Rights]] case, 2008 ...rict of Columbia (Washington, D.C.), also striking down the portion of the law that requires all firearms including [[rifle]]s and [[shotgun]]s be kept "u

'''Ethan Allen''' ([[1806]]–[[1871]]) was a major [[United States|American]] armsmaker from Massachusetts. He is believed to be unrelated to the revo The [[Pepper-box]], known as the "Gun that won the East", was the most common repeating handgun prior to the inve

{{gun ...icanrifleman.org/ArticlePage.aspx?id=1552&cid=0 FN's SCAR: A Cut Above], ''American Rifleman'', July 2009.</ref> This family of rifles consist of two main type

... company and two main subsidiaries , FN HERSTAL, active in the Defense and Law Enforcement fields, and Browning / U.S. Repeating Arms Co., specializing in In 1898 the company entered into a long lasting relationship with the famous American firearms designer, [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]].

...on the same day. The ban expired on September 13, [[2004]], as part of the law's sunset provision. ...t [[AR-15]], [[H&K G36E]], [[TEC-9]], all [[AK-47]]s, and [[Uzi submachine gun|Uzi]]s) and other semi-automatic firearms because they possess a minimum se

... or a gun used in the delivery of naval gunfire. Calling your [[rifle]] a "gun" can result in... well, just watch the video. ...th a single manipulation of the [[trigger|firing device]] to be a "machine gun" for regulatory purposes. Other terms, including "firearm" itself, have be

...t seq., is a United States federal law that revised many statutes in the [[Gun Control Act of 1968]]. ...e Association]] (NRA) and certain targeted Federal firearms licensees. The gun rights movement lobbied Congress to pass the FOPA to prevent the abuse of r

... U.S. Supreme Court seven times.<ref>Spitzer, Robert J.: ''The Politics of Gun Control'', Chapt. 2 (pg.38-41). Chatham House Publishers, Inc., 1995. The c ... State Constitutions Teach About the Second Amendment'', Northern Kentucky Law Review, pp. 823-846, V. 29, No. 4, 2002</ref><ref>[http://www.usdoj.gov/olc

...me Solving Promise of Ballistics Identification." Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence Report on Microstamping, 2004. [http://www.csgv.org/atf/cf/%7B23E9 ...mediately.<ref>http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Gun-control-Cartridge-ID-law-to-take-effect-4527165.php</ref>[[File:ammo encoding fail.jpg|thumb|450px|Y

...tSheets/Read.aspx?ID=72 "The Case For Reforming The District of Columbia's Gun Laws"] [[National Rifle Association]]</ref>, thus amounting to a prohibitio ...st</ref> However, the ruling does not prohibit all forms of [[gun politics|gun control]]; laws requiring firearm registration remain in place and have yet

...n purchases a firearm from a [[Federal Firearm License]] holder (such as a gun shop). ... stating that the purchaser is eligible to purchase firearms under federal law. Lying on this form is a felony and can be punished by up to five years in

The '''Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight''' was a famous gun fight that occurred on [[April 14]], [[1881]] on El Paso Street, El Paso, T ...that the men would discover the cattle and return with a larger force. Two American cattle rustlers, Pervey and Fredericks, were accused of the murders of Sanc

|nationality = [[American]] ...king.<ref>Kleck and Wang, “The myth of big-time gun trafficking.” UCLA Law Review 56(5):1233-1294</ref>

...ly based in the Trenton area and had moved to North Bay in 1903 to start a law firm. LaBrosse was from a family that had helped open the mining areas in t ...der, this is unlikely. More likely candidates are the [[BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun]] or [[6 inch 26 cwt howitzer]]. Another possibility is that the 6" number

* '''ANSI:''' American National Standards Institute. * '''ATT:''' [[Authorization To Transport]]; under Canadian law, a permit that you must have to take a firearm, other than those classified

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...ree zone, Amish school in Pennsylvania gun-free zone and now Virginia Tech gun-free zone. Anybody see what the evil Brady Campaign and other anti-gun cults have created? I personally have zero tolerance for evil and denial. A

== [[Gun Free Zones: An Examination of Policy]] == ...er 2003, pp. 26-31</ref> Or as Carlisle Moody put it, “A criminal with a gun is a more efficient criminal.” <ref>Moody, Carlisle E. and Marvell, Thoma

...multiple occasions for what the GOA considers to be the selling out of the gun rights movement. ...ct]].<ref> [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59341 Gun owners get stabbed in back] World Net Daily December 23, 2007</ref>

... at the George R. Brown Convention Center.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Houston [[gun show]] at the George R. Brown Convention Center]] ...ights have been lost such as the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Australia]], "gun culture" refers to the use of guns by criminals (as they are the ones who r

...n the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution]]. Most federal gun laws are spelled out in one of the following: * [[Gun Control Act of 1968|Gun Control Act]] (1968)

Many US states have legislated '''gun (firearm) laws''', independent of existing federal firearms laws. Some have For federal gun law, see [[Gun law in the United States]].

{{Gun politics}} ...d through legal and criminal use.<ref>Spitzer, Donald J.,''The Politics of Gun Control'', Page 1. Chatham House Publishers, Inc., 1995.</ref>

{{Gun politics}} * '''Category R''': restricted weapons: [[machine gun]]s, rocket launchers, [[assault rifle]]s, [[flame-thrower]]s, anti-tank gun

{{Gun politics}} ...In a study of gun ownership in selected western nations, Canada's level of gun ownership (21.8%) was similar to France's (23.8%) and Sweden's (16.6%). Of

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{{Gun politics}} ...tp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12441834 "Switzerland rejects tighter gun controls"]. ''BBC News''. [[13 February]] [[2011]].</ref>.

...elf-defense]] is an acceptable justification to get the license. The Czech gun laws allow its citizens to carry a concealed weapon without having any spec == Current Law ==

...ty; only 43 percent believe new laws would be more effective in reducing [[gun violence in the United States]] than the better enforcement of existing law {{Gun politics}}

...ow at the George R. Brown Convention Center.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Houston gun show at the George R. Brown Convention Center.]] ...rsight of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Part 2: Gun Show Enforcement] Hearings before the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terroris

*armories by military or law-enforcement agencies, ...isfactory function is restored. They are usually employees of military and law-enforcement institutions, and may be officers of these agencies that do the

... example, [[tear gas]] grenades used in riot control are fired from [[riot gun]]s, and the [[M203 grenade launcher]] can be fitted to several types of [[a In the American Civil War, both sides used crude hand grenades equipped with a plunger that

...]]s such as [[rifle]]s and [[shotgun]]s, mounted weapons such as [[machine gun]]s and [[autocannon]]s, and larger weapons such as [[artillery]]. ...ake a technical distinction that views pistols as a subset of handguns. In American usage, the term "pistol" refers to a handgun whose chamber is integral with

...of small [[firearm]]s, notably the [[Heckler & Koch MP5|MP5]] [[submachine gun]], [[Heckler & Koch G3|G3]] and more modern [[Heckler & Koch G36|G36]] [[as ...[small arms]], from [[pistol]]s to [[Hand grenade|grenade]]s and [[machine gun]]s. In its extensive product range, HK has used most of the operating syste

...ted from the roller-locked recoil operating system of the [[MG42]] machine gun but with a fixed barrel and gas system. It was realized that with careful a ...HK11]]''' and '''[[Heckler & Koch HK21|HK21]]''' family of [[light machine gun]]s, a single-fire version known as the '''[[Heckler & Koch HK41|HK91]]''',

{{gun ...ed and manufactured by [[Heckler & Koch]]. It is a modified version of the American [[M4 carbine]] with many changes, most notably a new gas operating system f

|type= [[Submachine gun]] }}The '''MP5''' is a [[9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] [[submachine gun]] of [[Germany|German]] design, developed in the 1960s by a team of enginee

|known_for = The [[Maxim gun]] and the mousetrap |nationality = American, later British

... agents of the FBI, DEA, and other local, state, federal and international law enforcement agents. It is also occasionally used as an urban combat traini ... which are essentially realistic [[paintball guns]], are used in simulated gun fights with the criminal role players.

...mmunition], W. Hays Parks, Colonel, USMC, Chief of the JAG's International Law Branch, 1985-09-23</ref> Some hunters, however, have reported good expansio The law is in conflict with 'Schedule 2' of 'The Deer Act 1991', prohibiting the us

...ernative to slang terms, stating: "We read of '[[gun grabbers]]' and 'anti-gun nuts' but these slang terms do not (explain this behavior)." Cooper attribu ...ch as those mentioned above. It is most commonly used as a pejorative by [[gun rights advocates]].

}}{{quote|No one will be able to be armed. Guns will be taken. Only law enforcement will be allowed to have guns.|New Orleans Police Superintendent ..."No one will be able to be armed," Compass said. "Guns will be taken. Only law enforcement will be allowed to have guns." Seizures were carried out withou

...and their supporters in discussions of [[Gun politics in the United States|gun control in the United States]]. ...ilent. If we are going to stop this, then it is vital to every law-abiding gun owner in America to register to vote and show up at the polls on election d