- A
firearm is any type of gun that uses an
explosive charge and is
designed to be
readily carried and
operated by an individual. The term is
legally defined...
- A
homemade firearm, also
called a
ghost gun or
privately made
firearm (PMF), is a
firearm made by a
private individual, in
contrast to one
produced by...
- Gun laws and policies,
collectively referred to as
firearms regulation or gun control,
regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification...
- An
automatic firearm or
fully automatic firearm (to
avoid confusion with semi-automatic
firearms) is a self-loading
firearm that
continuously chambers...
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pattern varying in
different countries:
these are hanging, pesticides, and
firearms. Some
suicides may be
preventable by
removing the means.
Making common...
- An
underwater firearm is a
firearm designed for use underwater.
Underwater firearms or
needleguns usually fire
flechettes or spear-like
bolts instead...
- A 3D-printed
firearm is a
firearm that is
partially or
primarily produced with a 3D printer.
While plastic printed firearms are ****ociated with improvised...
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injury caused by a
projectile (e.g. a bullet) shot from a gun (typically a
firearm).
Damage may
include bleeding, bone fractures,
organ damage,
wound infection...
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Firearms are
federally regulated in
Canada through the
Firearms Act, the
Criminal Code, and the
Canadian Firearms Program, a
program operated within the...
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Improvised firearms (sometimes
called zip guns, pipe guns, or slam guns) are
firearms manufactured by an
entity other than a
registered firearms manufacturer...
