Defensive gun use (DGU) is the use or presentation of a firearm for self-defense, defense of others or, in some cases, protecting property. The frequency...

generally low rate of violent crime makes defensive gun uses relatively rare. More common are defensive knife uses, as there are no limitations on carrying...

effectiveness of defensive gun use by crime victims, patterns of gun ownership, why people support gun control, and "the myth of big-time gun trafficking."...

Research Center report, gun deaths among America's children rose 50% from 2019 to 2021. Firearms are overwhelmingly used in more defensive scenarios (self-defense...

infantry light machine gun (LMG) during World War II, with various modifications it was used in aircraft as a flexible defensive weapon, and it equipped...

some cases become rather notable, see Self-defence (Czech Republic)#Defensive gun use cases. Given that firearms possession was banned during German Nazi...

older MG 30 light machine gun, as was its defensive flexible-mount counterpart, the MG 15 machine gun. A mainstay fixed machine gun in German-built aircraft...

similar to Browning's M1919 Browning machine gun, which was chambered for the .30-06 cartridge, the M2 uses Browning's larger and more powerful .50 BMG...

of American gun owners finds that defensive use of firearms is common". Reason.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024. "Largest-Ever Survey of Gun Owners Finds...

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administration. Lott argues in both More Guns, Less Crime and The Bias Against Guns that defensive gun use (DGU) is underreported, noting that in general...

The MG 15 was a German 7.92 mm machine gun designed specifically as a hand-manipulated defensive gun for combat aircraft during the early 1930s. By 1941...

Florida State University colleague, Gary Kleck, on the frequency of defensive gun use. He has also researched the arrest rate among National Football League...

90 mm gun in service. Its maximum altitude was about 60,000 ft (18,000 m), which earned it the nickname stratosphere gun. The M1 gun was used by the...

(arms) for the preservation of life, liberty, and property. The purpose of gun rights is for self-defense, as well as hunting and sporting activities.: 96 ...

(Schwarzlose) M. 7, also known as the Schwarzlose MG, is a medium machine-gun, used as a standard issue firearm in the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout World...

fully implemented in the 1992–1993 survey. Uniform Crime Reports Defensive gun use List of household surveys in the United States "National Crime Victimization...

due to issues related to the limits of legitimate self-defense and defensive gun use in the Czech Republic. In months and years preceding the incident...

A gun is a device designed to propel a projectile using pressure or explosive force. The projectiles are typically solid, but can also be pressurized...

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Gatling gun saw occasional use by the U.S. forces during the American Civil War, which was the first time it was employed in combat. It was later used in numerous...

A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine-fed automatic carbine designed to fire handgun cartridges. The term "submachine gun" was coined by John T. Thompson...

Prevention Research Center found that the loosening of restrictions on defensive gun use, including “stand your ground laws”, led to a decrease in crime overall...

the gun barrel), and top-mounted pan magazine. The Lewis served until the end of the Korean War, and was widely used as an aircraft machine gun during...

The Bren gun was a series of light machine guns (LMG) made by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992. While best known for its role...

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had no idea how best to field it. The weapon was used almost exclusively as a defensive machine-gun on trench lines and observation points for most of...

Seabees constructing a defensive machine gun position during training, 2010. US Navy Seabees with a completed defensive machine gun position during training...

1939 for use as coastal artillery and as a defensive weapon on Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships (DEMS) during the Second World War. The guns armed the...