United States v. Thompson-Center Arms Company, 504 U.S. 505 (1992), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. The legal dispute in...
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Thompson/Center Arms is an American firearms company based in Rochester, New Hampshire. The company was best known for its line of interchangeable-barrel...
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ArmaLite AR-7 (redirect from Charter Arms Explorer II pistol)
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submachine gun, invented and developed by Brigadier General John T. Thompson, a United States Army officer, in 1918. It was designed to break the stalemate...
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The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. It was ratified on December 15, 1791, along...
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Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. (April 15, 1943 – January 6, 2006) was a United States Army officer, serving as a warrant officer in the 123rd Aviation Battalion...
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National Firearms Act (category 73rd United States Congress)
was contested and won in the U.S. Supreme Court case of United States v. Thompson-Center Arms Company. ATF lost the case, and was unable to prove that...
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Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in the 1820s, the party's main political rival since the 1850s...
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Auto-Ordnance Corporation (category Firearm manufacturers of the United States)
Auto-Ordnance was a U.S. arms development firm founded by retired Colonel John T. Thompson of the United States Army Ordnance Department in 1916. Auto-Ordnance...
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The United States has been involved in 113 military conflicts. These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the...
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The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal...
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George W. Bush appointed Thompson to an informal position to help guide the nomination of John Roberts through the United States Senate confirmation process...
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Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (classified documents case) (redirect from United States of America v. Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta)
United States of America v. Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, and Carlos De Oliveira is a federal criminal case against Donald Trump, the 45th president...
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The United States was the first country to manufacture nuclear weapons and is the only country to have used them in combat, with the bombings of Hiroshima...
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The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket...
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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction...
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of the United States of America: And of the Naval and Yacht-Club Signals, Seals, and Arms, and Principal National Songs of the United States, with a...
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M1 Garand (redirect from United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1)
back to the United States for civilian use: 100,000 rifles in 1986 to 1989 via Blue Sky, and 85,000 rifles in 1991 to 1993 via Century Arms. Currently...
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The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous...
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any office under the United States." "City of Rome v. United States, 446 U.S. 156 (1980), at 179". Justia US Supreme Court Center. April 22, 1980. Archived...
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proponent of the right to bear arms and privacy rights. A member of the National Rifle Association of America, Thompson was also co-creator of the Fourth Amendment...
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The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The Democratic ticket...
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is a timeline of events related to Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. It includes events described in investigations into the myriad...
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Ruger 10/22 (section Thompson/Center T/CR22)
the U.S. The Thompson/Center T/CR22 is a .22 LR-caliber clone of the Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle manufactured by Thompson/Center Arms. The Bergara...
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On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., was attacked by a mob of supporters of then–U.S. President Donald Trump in...
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The United States National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum used by the president of the United States for consideration of national security...
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The United States has formal diplomatic relations with most nations. This includes all United Nations members and observer states other than Bhutan, Iran...
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M1911 pistol (category Semi-automatic pistols of the United States)
of the United States Army weapons by supply catalog designation (SNL B-6) Solid Concepts 1911 DMLS Table of handgun and rifle cartridges Thompson 2011,...
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The United States Military Academy (USMA) is an undergraduate college in West Point, New York with the mission of educating and commissioning officers...
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when outcompeted by other candidates. Thompson only reluctantly accepted his recess appointment to the United States Supreme Court from President James Monroe...
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