silencer, also known as a sound suppressor, suppressor, or sound moderator, is a muzzle device that suppresses the blast created when a gun (firearm or...
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suppressors (also referred to as silencers), do not need to be reported. The ostensible impetus for the National Firearms Act of 1934 was the gangland crime...
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Look up silencer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Silencer may refer to: Silencer (firearms), a muzzle device that suppresses acoustic intensity; a...
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SilencerCo, a leading manufacturer of firearm suppressors, is headquartered in West Valley City, Utah, and was founded in 2008. The company's product...
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Muzzle brake (category Firearm terminology)
suppressor Muzzle booster Muzzle shroud Silencer (firearms) Glossary of firearms terms Muzzle brake in the NRA Firearms Glossary STI article Archived 29 September...
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caliber in-line rifle. "Hardware: SilencerCo Maxim 50". American Hunter. 24 May 2018. "FFL Newsletter: Federal Firearms Licensee Information Service". Feb...
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firearms typically used black powder as a propellant, but modern firearms use smokeless powder or other explosive propellants. Most modern firearms (with...
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Title II weapons (category United States federal firearms law)
explosive ordnance, silencers and "any other weapon" (AOW), such as disguised or improvised firearms. Title I weapons, or GCA firearms, are standard rifles...
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Improvised firearms (sometimes called zip guns, pipe guns, or slam guns) are firearms manufactured by an entity other than a registered firearms manufacturer...
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propellant in firearms and as a pyrotechnic composition in fireworks. Since 1886, most firearms use smokeless powder. Black powder substitute: A firearm propellant...
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intending to manufacture firearms for sale or distribution is required to obtain a Federal Firearms License, and each firearm made is required to bear...
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Overview of gun laws by nation (redirect from Firearms law)
(generally, firearms which do not look like firearms or which would be a smoothbore "other firearm" except that its overall length is too short) Silencers (suppressors;...
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different Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tax stamp for each silencer they own. Their first silencer was the Sandman series. In 2018 Dead...
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Hiram Percy Maxim (section Firearm and auto industries)
credited with inventing and selling the first commercially successful firearm silencer, and also with developing mufflers for internal combustion engines...
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cycle semi-automatic firearms. Subsonic ammunition with normal bullet weights often fails to function properly in such firearms. Some ammunition types...
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Olympics Shooting range Shooting sport Shotgun Silencer (firearms) Telescopic sight Precision-guided firearm "Friedrich Engels. The History of the Rifle...
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Firearms regulation in Switzerland allows the acquisition of semi-automatic, and – with a may-issue permit – fully automatic firearms, by Swiss citizens...
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Gun law in the United States (redirect from United States firearms law)
transfer, record keeping, transport, and destruction of firearms, ammunition, and firearms accessories. They are enforced by state, local and the federal...
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High Standard HDM (category Silenced firearms)
Standard HDM is an American semi-automatic pistol equipped with an integral silencer. Based on the High Standard H-D pistol, it was adopted by the Office of...
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The PBS-1 is a silencer designed for the 7.62x39mm AKM variant of the Soviet AK-47 assault rifle in the Kalashnikov rifle family. It is 40 mm (1.6 in)...
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Acquisition or Disposition, of Firearms, Ammunition or Explosives or Instruments Used in the Manufacture of Firearms, Ammunition or Explosives, and Imposing...
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Advanced Armament Corporation (category Firearm manufacturers of the United States)
Corporation (AAC) is an American company that develops and manufactures firearms, firearm suppressors, muzzle devices and related accessories. Kevin Brittingham...
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Gun laws in California (redirect from Firearms regulation in California)
2016. "California law requires most firearm transfers to be processed through a licensed firearms dealer.... Firearms dealers are required to report all...
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Gun laws of Australia (redirect from Firearms regulation in Australia)
coordinated more restrictive firearms legislation with all state governments. Gun laws were largely aligned in 1996 by the National Firearms Agreement. In two federally...
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White House Farm murders (section Silencer)
the gun in Sheila's hands to make deaths look like a murder–suicide. A silencer, the prosecution said, was on the rifle and would have made it too long...
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performance in shorter barrels and effective subsonic performance for silencer use when compared to 5.56 mm NATO. The .300 AAC Blackout uses standard...
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Gun ownership (redirect from Firearms ownership)
(about 46 percent) of the worldwide total of civilian held firearms, or about 120.5 firearms for every 100 American residents. From 1994 to 2023, gun ownership...
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Gun safety (redirect from Integrated Locking System (firearms))
of firearms, airguns and ammunition in order to avoid injury, illness or death. Gun safety includes the training of users, the design of firearms, as...
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Sons of Guns (redirect from Red Jacket Firearms LLC)
The series centers on Red Jacket Firearms LLC, a Louisiana-based business that manufactures and sells custom firearms to law enforcement, security firms...
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Gun laws in Virginia (redirect from Firearms regulation in Virginia)
firearms in Virginia that are prohibited are the Armsel Striker, also known as the Striker 12, similar shotguns, and any "plastic firearms." Firearms...
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