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    A homemade firearm, also called a ghost gun or privately made firearm, is a firearm made by a private individual, in contrast to one produced by a corporate...
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    and hunting game in poor rural areas. Zip guns are generally crude homemade firearms consisting of a barrel, breechblock and a firing mechanism. For small...
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    A 3D-printed firearm is a firearm that is partially or primarily produced with a 3D printer. While plastic printed firearms are associated with improvised...
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  • Brian Thompson (businessman) (category Deaths by homemade firearm)
    Brian Robert Thompson (July 10, 1974 – December 4, 2024) was an American businessman who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of UnitedHealthcare, the...
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    The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), commonly referred to as the ATF, is a domestic law enforcement agency within the United...
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  • The table below lists noteworthy 3D-printed weapons (mainly 3D-printed firearms) and parts. Key/Legend   Plastic -Weapon/Part used plastic 3D-printer   Metal...
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    The National Firearms Act (NFA), 73rd Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 757, 48 Stat. 1236 was enacted on June 26, 1934, and currently codified and amended as I.R...
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    The Firearm Owners' Protection Act (FOPA) of 1986 is a United States federal law that revised many provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968. Under the...
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  • 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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    firearms industry and firearms ownership. Due to constitutional limitations, the Act is primarily based on regulating interstate commerce in firearms...
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    Shinzo Abe (category Deaths by homemade firearm)
    assassin approached Abe from behind and fired two shots using an improvised firearm. The first shot missed and prompted Abe to turn around, at which point...
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  • Al-Bana (category Homemade firearms)
    The al-Bana (Arabic: البنا) rocket launcher is a weapon developed by Hamas's Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades under the direction of Adnan al-Ghoul and Mohammed...
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    extended to 5 years. Privately made firearms and their components are regulated. Anyone wanting to build a homemade firearm is required to obtain a serial...
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  • applicants once certain requirements are met, are associated with increased firearm homicides and total homicides. Earlier studies by RAND found that shall-issue...
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  • Batar (category Homemade firearms)
    The Batar (Arabic: البتار) is an anti-tank missile developed by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas...
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  • 3D printed weapons and parts or homemade firearm for more information), and does not need to be registered as a firearm or a destructive device, as is...
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    The Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act, popularly known as the Federal Assault Weapons Ban (AWB or FAWB), was subtitle A of title...
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  • Garland v. VanDerStok (category Firearms in the United States)
    Legal Foundation, and the Firearms Policy Coalition sued to block enforcement of the Gun Control Act on homemade firearms (also known as "ghost guns")...
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    Marble gun (category Homemade firearms)
    A marble gun is a type of an improvised caseless firearm or zip gun that shoots marbles, through gas pressure from the ignition of denatured alcohol....
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    Philip Luty (category Firearm designers)
    activist opposing gun control, who was notable for the production of homemade firearms and manuals providing instruction at the same time. He was charged...
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    Gun show loophole (category United States federal firearms legislation)
    regulation of firearms purchases by stalkers and non-cohabitant, non-spouse romantic partners Homemade firearm, also known as "ghost guns", firearms manufactured...
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    Rancho Tehama shootings (category Deaths by homemade firearm)
    homemade rifle and two borrowed semi-automatic pistols were used. The shootings led to domestic and international debate over the control of homemade...
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    Gun serial number (category Firearm terminology)
    weapon's serial number. Sales of firearms that are required to be reported have a similar requirement. Homemade firearms in the United States are not legally...
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  • 2023 Kingsessing shooting (category Deaths by homemade firearm)
    markings. The city of Philadelphia filed a lawsuit on July 5 against two firearm component suppliers, Polymer80 and JSD Supply, which are among the largest...
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  • Firearm case law in the United States is based on decisions of the Supreme Court and other federal courts. Each of these decisions deals with the Second...
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    Khyber Pass copy (category Homemade firearms)
    A Khyber Pass copy is a firearm manufactured by cottage gunsmiths in the Khyber Pass region in Pakistan. The area has long had a reputation for producing...
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    Halle synagogue shooting (category Deaths by homemade firearm)
    Balliet tried to enter the synagogue yard, firing shots and trying to ignite homemade explosives. At 12.03 p.m., a 112-distress call reached Halle fire-emergency...
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    Yasin (RPG) (category Homemade firearms)
    The Yasin (Arabic: ياسين), also known as Yassin, or Al-Yassin, is an anti-tank weapon derived from the RPG-7 produced by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
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    Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 (category United States federal firearms legislation)
    unauthorized individual from knowingly possessing a loaded or unsecured firearm at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe...
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    National Instant Criminal Background Check System (category United States federal firearms law)
    created by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 to prevent firearm sales to people prohibited under the Act. The system was launched by the...
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