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  2. 5 American cities that require you to own a gun - AOL

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    Kennesaw, Georgia. Kennesaw has the most well-known gun mandate in the country. In 1982, a law was passed requiring heads of households to own at least one firearm. ... 7-Eleven’s Japanese owner ...

  3. Firearms of Japan - Wikipedia

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    This was Japan's first locally made service rifle, and was used from 1880 to 1898. An industrial infrastructure, such as the Koishikawa Arsenal had to be established to produce such new weapons. Later, Japan developed the very successful bolt action Arisaka series rifles, which was the Japanese service rifle until the end of World War II. [28]

  4. Type 94 Nambu pistol - Wikipedia

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    The Type 94 pistol holster is distinguishable from other Japanese holsters having a pointed closure flap and a vertically positioned magazine pouch. [17] The pouch tow has a narrow extension to accommodate a cleaning rod. [16] The majority of holsters were made in civilian owned tanneries with some ink stamped with arsenal and inspection marks ...

  5. Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, gun-related crimes are extremely low; in the past 30 years, the year with the highest amount of gun-related deaths was 39 in 2001, and as low as 4 in 2009. [2] Japan as a whole is largely uninterested in firearms: Graduating police officers most often choose judo and kendo over firearms training. The country's culture doesn't have ...

  6. Okabashi's Shoes Are Japan By Way of Iran By Way of Georgia - AOL

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    First known for making leather horse collars and saddles, the city's factories shifted their focus in the 1920s to shoes, made from the cast-off leather of newly cut horse collars.

  7. History of the firearm - Wikipedia

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    The first successful self-loader was the Gatling gun, a hand-cranked revolver. It was invented by Richard Jordan Gatling and fielded by the Union forces during the American Civil War. Self-loaders use energy to reload. The world's first machine gun was the Maxim gun, developed by British inventor Sir Hiram Maxim in 1884.

  8. Handgun holster - Wikipedia

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    Below waistband (BWB), made popular by Urban Carry Holsters manufacturer, is a style of holster that attaches directly below the waistline and is more deeply concealed than a traditional IWB holster. Shoulder holsters [ 11 ] consist of two straps connected in a manner similar to a backpack , with the actual holster mounted to a strap on the ...

  9. Taking a closer look at Georgia's gun laws in the wake of ...

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    The organization's data also shows the rate of gun deaths in the state is increasing more rapidly than that of the country, with Georgia's increasing 59% from 2012 to 2021 compared to 39% ...