the equivalent of the stock on a gun. The term stock in reference to firearms dates to 1571 is derived from the Germanic word Stock, meaning tree trunk...
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the first bump stock-type devices, the Akins Accelerator invented by Bill Akins, was deemed by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...
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Firearms in Canada are federally regulated through the Firearms Act and related provisions of the Criminal Code. Regulation is largely about licensing...
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categories: Category A: Category A1: Firearms disguised as another object, firearms with fully automatic fire capacities, firearms of a caliber greater than 20mm...
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An automatic firearm or fully automatic firearm (to avoid confusion with semi-automatic firearms) is a self-loading firearm that continuously chambers...
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Older firearms typically used black powder as a propellant, but modern firearms use smokeless powder or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with...
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Gun laws of Australia (redirect from Firearms regulation in Australia)
million firearms were collected and destroyed, possibly a third of the national stock. A person must have a firearm licence to possess or use a firearm. Licence...
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In firearms terminology and at law, the firearm frame or receiver is the part of a firearm which integrates other components by providing housing for...
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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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such mechanisms used in muzzle-loading and early breech-loading firearms, as modern firearms uniformly fire by use of a firing pin to strike the rear of a...
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Stock (firearms), a part of a gun which interfaces with the shoulder or hand Stock (food), a liquid flavoring base for soups and sauces Stock (geology)...
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Hi-Point Firearms, also known as Strassell's Machine, Inc (distributed by MKS Supply), is an American firearms manufacturer based in Mansfield, Ohio....
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to the manufacture or importation of firearms and ammunition, or the interstate and intrastate sale of firearms. Holding an FFL to engage in certain such...
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2008-06-26. "Firearms Glossary". National Rifle Association of America. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Charles Winthrop Sawyer (1920). Firearms in American...
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(Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi ˈfraŋki]) is an Italian manufacturer of firearms, a division of Beretta Holding. Franchi products include the military SPAS-12...
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In the context of firearms, a sling is a type of strap or harness designed to allow a shooter to conveniently carry a firearm (usually a long gun such...
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AR-15–style rifle (redirect from AR-platform firearms)
prohibited firearms. After the 2020 Nova Scotia attacks, the deadliest rampage by a single person in Canadian history, Canada banned a class of firearms, including...
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Gunstock may refer to: Stock (firearms), a part of a gun Gunstock war club, a weapon resembling gunstocks Gunstock Knob, a summit in West Virginia Gunstock...
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Chiappa Firearms, Armi Sport di Chiappa, is an Italian firearms manufacturing company based in Brescia. It was founded in 1958 by Ezechiele Chiappa as...
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principles for self-loading firearms include delayed blowback, blow forward, gas operation, and recoil operation. In firearms, a blowback system is generally...
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Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod (redirect from Česká zbrojovka firearms)
preserve the famous tradition of firearms production in Brno, Česká zbrojovka a.s began preparing to take over the firearms division of Zbrojovka Brno, a...
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a list of World War II German Firearms which includes German firearms, prototype firearms and captured foreign firearms used by the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe...
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Nevada. Bushmaster Firearms is unrelated to the M242 Bushmaster autocannon, which was produced by Northrop Grumman. Bushmaster Firearms is the successor...
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transfer of certain firearms and mandates the registration of those firearms. The NFA is also referred to as Title II of the federal firearms laws, with the...
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carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifles and any other...
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ban most or all of the modifications that distinguish raceguns from stock firearms, as they feel that such extensive modifications turn the sport into...
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Gun laws in New York (redirect from Firearms regulation in New York)
semi-automatic rifles, but not to possess them. All firearms must comply with the NY SAFE Act, which bans firearms that it defines as assault weapons, unless they...
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Lewis. Lewis was responsible for a number of new firearms designs while working for various firearms manufacturers, including the Army's 40mm break-open...
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Sturm, Ruger & Co. (redirect from Sturm Ruger Firearm Company)
"BATFE Annual Firearms Manufacturing And Export Report". 2006. BATFE Annual Firearms Manufacturing And Export Report 2022 "Top 30 Largest Firearm Manufacturers"...
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"machine guns" under the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in 2018. In...
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