• This is a list of laws concerning air guns by country. Most countries have laws about air guns, but these vary widely. Often each jurisdiction has its...
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  • Gun laws and policies, collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control, regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification...
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    An air gun or airgun is a gun that uses energy from compressed air or other gases that are mechanically pressurized and then released to propel and accelerate...
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  • in the world. Prior to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, there were few gun control laws in South Asia. In 1878, the British Raj passed the Indian Arms Act...
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  • Gun laws in Australia are predominantly within the jurisdiction of Australian states and territories, with the importation of guns regulated by the federal...
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    A BB gun is a type of air gun designed to shoot metallic spherical projectiles called BBs (not to be confused with similar-looking bearing balls), which...
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    Gun laws in California regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of California in the United States. The gun laws...
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    licensing regulations. New York's gun laws are among the most restrictive in the United States. New York Civil Rights Law art. II, § 4 provides that "A well...
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    Gun laws in Virginia regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Historians...
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    Gun laws in Maryland regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of Maryland. The Constitution of Maryland contains...
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  • air guns with a muzzle velocity of more than 500 ft/s or 150 m/s and muzzle energy greater than 4.2 ft⋅lb or 5.7 J. Handgun registration became law in...
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  • replicas and most air guns are available without a permit. Firearm owners are subject to mental health and domestic violence confiscation laws resembling U...
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  • firearm. Firearms laws in Scotland differ in some details from those in England and Wales, such as a licence being required to own most air guns. However, in...
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    Gun laws in Illinois regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Illinois in the United States. To legally possess...
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  • it is true that Mexico possesses strict gun laws, where most types and calibers are reserved to military and law enforcement, the acquisition and ownership...
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    residence. The laws pertaining to the acquisition of firearms in Switzerland are amongst the most liberal in the world. Swiss gun laws are primarily about...
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  • to acquire a firearm. But under the new law: Gun restriction laws applied only to handguns, not to long guns or ammunition. The 1938 revisions completely...
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  • The gun laws of New Zealand are contained in the Arms Act 1983 statute, which includes multiple amendments including those that were passed subsequent...
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  • shall-issue concealed carry laws may increase violent crime overall, while there was inconclusive evidence for the effect of shall-issue laws on all individual...
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    Weapon (section Gun laws)
    Knife legislation Air gun laws Gun law Arms trafficking laws Arms control treaties Space Preservation Treaty All countries have laws and policies regulating...
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  • (Top Gun) at Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California. Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer and Tom Skerritt also appear in supporting roles. Top Gun was...
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  • a set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians Gun Law (1919 film)...
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    Airsoft guns are replica guns used in airsoft sports. They are a special type of low-power smoothbore air guns designed to shoot non-metallic spherical...
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  • Legal issues in airsoft (category Sports law)
    at relatively high speeds, laws have been put in place in many countries to regulate both the sport of airsoft and the guns themselves. Safety regulations...
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  • D: Pepper spray, air guns, non-convertible guns designed to fire blanks, gas, or signal ammunition, stun batons, black powder guns (non-metallic cartridge)...
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  • Gun laws in Pakistan allow for the ownership of firearms in the country by the general population. Pakistan is one of the biggest open firearms markets...
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    study of state laws was also conducted in 2016. Based on these findings, The Law Center concluded that comprehensive gun laws reduce gun violence deaths...
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    Gun laws in the Czech Republic in many respects differ from those in other European Union member states (see Gun laws in the European Union). The "right...
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  • type and quantity. Air guns up to 6.35 mm (0.25 inch) in caliber are not regulated regardless of their muzzle energy. Larger bore air weapons need a permit...
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  • of these laws, such as the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in the United States, argue that they are effective at reducing accidental gun deaths among...
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