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  2. Roberti–Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 - Wikipedia

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    The act was a direct response to the deaths of five schoolchildren in the Cleveland Elementary School shooting in Stockton that year. [4] [5] The co-author of the legislation, California State Senate President pro tem David Roberti, found himself the subject of a recall attempt by the gun lobby in 1994.

  3. The Anschutz Corporation - Wikipedia

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    The Anschutz Corporation is an American private holding company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, United States. [1] The company was started in 1958 by Fred Anschutz, a wildcatter, who developed and operated oil wells.

  4. Gun laws in California - Wikipedia

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    Location of California in the United States. Gun laws in California regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of California in the United States. [1] [2] The gun laws of California are some of the most restrictive in the United States. A five-year Firearm Safety Certificate, obtained by paying a $25 fee ...

  5. Stock (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The anatomy of a gunstock on a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle with Fajen thumbhole silhouette stock. 1) butt, 2) forend, 3) comb, 4) heel, 5) toe, 6) grip, 7) thumbhole A gunstock or often simply stock, the back portion of which is also known as a shoulder stock, a buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing ...

  6. Gun show loophole - Wikipedia

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    Federal law requires the holders of a federal firearms license (FFL), such as gun stores, pawn shops, outdoors stores and other licensees, to perform a background check of the buyer and keep a record of the sale for any commercial sale, regardless of whether the sale takes place at the seller's regular place of business or at a gun show ...

  7. Philip Anschutz - Wikipedia

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    Philip Frederick Anschutz (/ ˈ æ n ʃ uː t s / AN-shoots; born December 28, 1939) is an American billionaire businessman who owns or controls companies in a variety of industries, including energy, railroads, real estate, sports, newspapers, travel, movies, theaters, arenas and music.

  8. Featureless rifles - Wikipedia

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    The term is most commonly used with rifles manufactured or retrofitted to comply with gun laws in California. [1] [better source needed] Guns with a bullet button, pistol grip, flash suppressor and folding stock have been considered assault weapons requiring formal registration in California since July 1, 2018. [2]

  9. Airsoft - Wikipedia

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    In California, a common limit for CQB is 110 m/s (350 ft/s). [citation needed] In Ireland, Italy and Japan the muzzle energy limit for airsoft guns is 1 joule no matter what the type of gameplay. In the UK, the law allows weapons locked to semi-automatic and bolt-action rifles to fire up to 2.5 joules (at muzzle velocity up to 158 m/s or 518 ft/s).