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The pocket pistol originated in the mid-17th century as a small, concealable flintlock known as the Queen Anne pistol, the coat pistol, or the pocket pistol.This was used throughout the 18th century, evolving from a weapon reserved for the wealthy to a common sidearm in broader use as more and more manufacturers made them by the start of the 19th century.
The United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW or CCWC), concluded at Geneva on October 10, 1980, and entered into force in December 1983, seeks to prohibit or restrict the use of certain conventional weapons which are considered excessively injurious or whose effects are indiscriminate.
Concealed carry policies on Native American reservations are covered by the tribal laws for each reservation, which vary widely from "No-Issue" to "Shall-Issue" and "Unrestricted" either in law or in practice. Some Native American tribes recognize concealed carry permits for the state(s) in which the reservation is located, while others do not.
1. Henry Repeating Arms. Going by the motto "Made in America, or Not Made at All," gun enthusiasts can rest assured that Henry Repeating Arms is deeply rooted in local tradition.
This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifle, Anti air cannon and any other variants.
M3 submachine gun: Submachine gun 655,363 [157] SA80: Assault rifle United Kingdom: 600,000 SIG SG 550: Assault rifle Switzerland: 600,000 MG 34: General-purpose machine gun Nazi Germany: 577,120 [158] Browning M1917. and M1919. Machine gun United States: 567,340 [159] [160] Tula-Korovin TK: Semi-automatic pistol Soviet Union: 500,000 [161 ...
A Girl & A Gun Women's Shooting League (AG & AG) is a women-only gun club introducing women and girls to pistol, rifle, and shotgun shooting. [1] The league is designed to "help ladies feel more comfortable when talking to instructors and handling a firearm."
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