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2. Improvised firearm - Wikipedia

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   Improvised firearms (sometimes called zip guns, pipe guns, or slam guns) are firearms manufactured other than by a firearms manufacturer or a gunsmith, and are typically constructed by adapting existing materials to the purpose. They range in quality, from crude weapons that are as much a danger to the user as the target, to high-quality arms ...

3. Gun culture in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In his 1970 article "America as a Gun Culture," [37] historian Richard Hofstadter used the phrase "gun culture" to characterize America as having a long-held affection for guns, embracing and celebrating the association of guns and an overall heritage relating to guns. He also noted that the US "is the only industrial nation in which the ...

4. 3-inch M1902 field gun - Wikipedia

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   6,000 yd (5,500 m) at 15° elevation. Maximum firing range. 8,500 yd (7,800 m) approx. Feed system. hand. The 3-inch Gun, Model of 1902 was the U.S. Army ’s first nickel steel, quick-firing field gun with a recoil mechanism. Like its predecessor the 3.2-inch gun M1897, it was a rifled breechloader.

5. Gun laws in Virginia - Wikipedia

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   No. No. § 18.2-308.8. § 18.2-308.5. § 18.2-295. Fully automatic firearms (machine guns) must be registered with the state police. Plastic firearms and some destructive devices (such as the striker 12 shotgun) are prohibited outside law enforcement. SBS, SBR, AOWs, and suppressors are legal with NFA paperwork.

6. Overview of gun laws by nation - Wikipedia

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   Handguns are limited to those under .45 calibre for revolvers or 10 mm for pistols. Ammunition purchases are limited to 250 rounds per year for shotguns and 50 for handguns, with applications for additional ammunition generally granted during the hunting season. A gun safe is required for storage of all firearms and ammunition. [221]

7. .223 Remington - Wikipedia

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   The .223 Remington (designated 223 Remington by SAAMI [4] and 223 Rem. by the C.I.P. [5]) is a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire intermediate cartridge.It was developed in 1957 by Remington Arms and Fairchild Industries for the U.S. Continental Army Command of the United States Army as part of a project to create a small-caliber, high-velocity firearm.