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	Gun Dictionary
		A firearm that automatically loads the next cartridge to be fired into the chamber either upon the pull of the trigger in an open bolt design or upon the firing of the previous round in a close bolt design.
		A type of firearm, almost always a rifle, in which an empty shell casing (remnant of a cartridge) is removed from the firing chamber by the turning and retraction of a metal cylinder shaped mechanism called a bolt.
		Similar in function to the carpenter and mechanics tool the hammer of a firearm is propelled by a spring to strike either directly or via a firing pin the primer of a cartridge causing the gun to fire.
	www.boomershoot.org /general/GunDict.htm (6034 words)

	Gun Glossary : Americans for Gun Safety (AGS) Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The type of action of early firearms where a piece of flint stone was held by the cock and, when the trigger was pulled, the cock/flint struck the steel "frizzen" causing a shower of sparks to ignite fine gun powder in a small pan next to the "touch hole" in the barrel.
		The basic unit of a firearm that houses the firing and breech mechanisms and to which the barrel and stock are attached.
		An automatic or semi-automatic firearm where the propellant gases are used to unlock the breech bolt and then to complete the cycle of extracting and ejecting.
	w3.agsfoundation.com /safety/gloss_all.html (3560 words)

	SAAMI Online / Index Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A firearm that features a movable forearm that is manually actuated to chamber a round, eject the casing, and put another round in position to fire.
		The matching of the marks on a bullet to the rifling of a particular firearm is an important tool for law enforcement in determining whether a bullet was fired from a particular firearm.
		First used for firearms in the 13th century, it is a mechanical mixture of potassium or sodium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur.
	www.saami.org /glossary.html (2593 words)

	American Jurisprudence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Firearms are not always located at the scene of the shooting, but sometimes the shooter leaves the firearm behind or is still at the scene in possession of the firearm.
		Firearms identification is the forensic science discipline in which bullets, fired cartridge cases, and firearms are examined and comparatively analyzed to determine whether or not a particular bullet or fired cartridge case was fired from or in a particular firearm or class of firearm.
		The firearm and bullets or fired cartridge cases recovered from victims and at the scene are given to a firearms identification scientist for analysis.
	www.law-forensic.com /firearm_and_law_4.htm (12235 words)

	Semi-automatic firearm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Semi-automatic firearms automatically load a round into the chamber after the weapon is fired, but still require a trigger pull for each round that is fired.
		Compare this to a fully automatic firearm, which will continue to fire as long as the trigger is held or until it runs out of ammunition.
		American Firearm Page American Firearm Page was established as a Firearm Reference Resource Web-Site for the firearm enthusiast.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Semi-automatic_firearm.html (376 words)

	Articles - Firearm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A firearm is a kinetic energy mechanical device that fires either single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant.
		The first "automatic" weapons were usually similar to the 19th-century Gatling gun, which would fire cartridges from a magazine as fast as and as long as the operator turned a crank.
		Automatic rifles such as the Browning Automatic Rifle (the "BAR") were in common use by the military during the early part of the 20th century, and automatic rifles that fired handgun rounds, known as submachine guns, also appeared in this time.
	www.zforever.com /articles/Firearms (4951 words)

	Firing pin safety lock for an automatic firearm - Patent 4730537
		A detonator lock on an automatic firearm, with a breech mechanism which is displaceable from a rear position into a priming position, comprises a safety device which can be pushed into the path of the closing device and is operatively connected with the support piece of the detonator.
		An automatic firearm according to claim 1, wherein said closing device has a rear portion with a rectangularly projecting lug and wherein said firearm further includes a support piece affixed to said firing pin and a latch into which said projecting lug extends so that said latch is positively connected with said support piece.
		An automatic firearm according to claim 1, wherein said locking element has a side facing said closing device with a bevel, said closing device having an approach bevel which over a partial distance of its vertical movement corresponds with said bevel of said closing device.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4730537.html (2042 words)

	Machine gun Online Research :: Information about Machine gun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Other automatic weapons are subdivided into several categories based on the size of the bullet used, and whether the Cartridge (weaponry) is fired from a positively locked Closed bolt, or a non-positively locked Open bolt.
		Fully automatic firearms using pistol-caliber ammunition are called Machine pistol or Submachine gun (largely on the basis of size); Selective-fire rifles firing a full-power rifle cartridge from a closed bolt are called Browning Automatic Rifle, while those using a reduced-power rifle cartridge are called Assault rifle.
		The automatic mechanism features of machine guns were applied to handguns, giving rise to automatic pistols (leading eventully to Machine pistol) such as the Borchardt (1890s) and later submachine guns (such as the Beretta 1918).
	in-northcarolina.com /search/Machine_gun.html (2957 words)

	NRA-ILA :: Firearms Glossary
		By federal definition, a firearm manufactured prior to 1899 or a firearm for which ammunition is not generally available or a firearm incapable of firing fixed ammunition.
		A firearm designed to feed cartridges, fire them, eject their empty cases and repeat this cycle as long as the trigger is depressed and cartridges remain in the feed system.
		The nominal diameter of a projectile of a rifled firearm or the diameter between lands in a rifled barrel.
	www.nraila.org /Issues/FireArmsGlossary/Default.aspx (2110 words)

	PART I
		"Automatic firearm" means any firearm that shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily modified to shoot automatically more than one shot, without a manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
		"Firearm" means any weapon, for which the operating force is an explosive, including but not limited to pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, automatic firearms, noxious gas projectors, mortars, bombs, and cannon.
		"Firearm loaded with ammunition" and "loaded firearm" means a firearm with ammunition present within the firing chamber, revolving cylinder, or within a magazine which is inserted in a firearm.
	www.capitol.hawaii.gov /hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0134/HRS_0134-0001.htm (467 words)

	Automatic - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Automatic refers to any self-operating machine or automaton.
		The advice and concepts outlined in Automatic Wealth are best suited for those in their 30s-50s who recognize that their current job will never afford them true financial independence.
		Rather, the book is a straightforward march through common-sense personal financial planning that suggests readers "automate" their...
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /automatic.htm (220 words)

	RC4227 Importing a Firearm or Weapon Into Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		all other firearms are measured from the muzzle of the barrel up to and including the chamber, but not including the length of any part or accessory added to the barrel, including those designed or intended to suppress the muzzle flash or reduce the recoil, such as a flash suppressor (eliminator) or muzzle brake.
		If the firearm is sold or otherwise transferred to a Canadian resident, the parties must meet all the legal requirements associated with transferring firearms.
		If you are importing non-restricted firearms that you previously exported from Canada, you do not have to produce any documents to meet the requirements of the firearms legislation but, it is a good idea to carry proof that you purchased the firearm in Canada, or that duty was paid when you imported it.
	www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca /E/pub/cp/rc4227/rc4227-e.html (2269 words)

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		Brandishing a firearm means displaying it "in such manner as to reasonably induce fear in the mind of another or hold[ing] a firearm in a public place in such a manner as to reasonably induce fear in the mind of another of being shot or injured." Code 18.2-282(A).
		We held that the "imminent danger" posed by a suspect brandishing a firearm in a public place warranted the stop because of the enormous risk that, if the tip were true, innocent lives might be placed in immediate peril.
		Brandishing a firearm means using it "in such manner as to reasonably induce fear in the mind of another or holding a firearm in a public place in such a manner as to reasonably induce fear in the mind of another of being shot or injured." Code 18.2-282(A).
	www.courts.state.va.us /opinions/opncavtx/3238011.txt (15277 words)

	[No title]
		This bill increases the mandatory minimum sentences in section 706-660.1 in the event of the discharge of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
		The purpose of this bill is to increase the 6 punishment for those who would use firearms in an improper 7 manner.
		5 (c) "Semiautomatic firearm" means any firearm that 6 uses the energy of the explosive in a fixed 7 cartridge to extract a fired cartridge and chamber 8 a fresh cartridge with each single pull of the 9 trigger.
	www.capitol.hawaii.gov /session2000/Bills/HB2025_.htm (253 words)

	The information resource for the expiration of the 1994 semiauto ban!
		An assault rifle has a mechanism that allows for fully automatic firing, so that as long as the trigger is squeezed, cartridges will continue to be fired in rapid succession until the supply of ammunition is exhausted.
		The pistol grip, being perhaps the most "military-like" feature in appearance, in most cases is a necessity of the firearm's design due to the stock being directly in-line with the bore, as opposed to being lower than the bore as is the case with "traditional" rifles.
		For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ''antique firearm'' shall not include any weapon which incorporates a firearm frame or receiver, any firearm which is converted into a muzzle loading weapon, or any muzzle loading weapon which can be readily converted to fire fixed ammunition by replacing the barrel, bolt, breechblock, or any combination thereof.
	www.awbansunset.com /whatis.html (2236 words)

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		Section 706-660.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 "§706-660.1 Sentence of imprisonment for use of a firearm, 15 semiautomatic firearm, or automatic firearm in a felony.
		18 (4) In this section: 19 (a) "Firearm" has the same meaning defined in section 134-1 20 except that it does not include "semiautomatic firearm" 21 or "automatic firearm." 22 (b) "Automatic firearm" has the same meaning defined in 23 section 134-1.
		Page 5 2830 H.B. 1 (c) "Semiautomatic firearm" means any firearm that uses the 2 energy of the explosive in a fixed cartridge to extract 3 a fired cartridge and chamber a fresh cartridge with 4 each single pull of the trigger.
	www.capitol.hawaii.gov /session2000/Bills/HB2830_.htm (165 words)

	m0nkyman's prohibited firearms page
		Firearms that were considered "restricted weapons" and "prohibited weapons" under the Criminal Code are now classified as "restricted firearms" and "prohibited firearms" respectively in the Code.
		The firearms of the designs commonly known as the Ingram M10 and M11 pistols, and any variants or modified versions of them, including the Cobray M10 and M11 pistols, the RPB M10, M11, SM10 and SM11 pistols and the SWD M10, M11, SM10 and SM11 pistols.
		The firearm of the design commonly known as the J and R Eng M-68 carbine, and any variant or modified version of it, including the PJK M-68 and the Wilkinson Terry carbine.
	members.shaw.ca /tmcveigh/Projects/GunRights/prohiblist.html (3087 words)

	Firearms Demystified
		The Mossberg 500 is a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun.
		Unlike a semi-automatic firearm which can jam at inopportune times, the revolver type of firearm — when properly kept and cleaned as all firearms should be — is a completely reliable form of home protection and self-defense.
		This firearm has little practical use in terms of home or self defense, but it is a great deal of fun for target practice.
	www.attrition.org /technical/firearms/index.html (1262 words)

	Laws, Acts, and Legislation
		(2) When determining whether a firearm is capable of expelling or propelling one or more projectiles by the action of an explosive or combustible propellant, the trier of fact may rely upon circumstantial evidence, including, but not limited to, the representations and actions of the individual exercising control over the firearm.
		(D) "Semi-automatic firearm" means any firearm designed or specially adapted to fire a single cartridge and automatically chamber a succeeding cartridge ready to fire, with a single function of the trigger.
		"Automatic firearm" also means any semi-automatic firearm designed or specially adapted to fire more than thirty-one cartridges without reloading, other than a firearm chambering only.22 caliber short, long, or long-rifle cartridges.
	www.legislature.state.oh.us /bills.cfm?ID=125_SB_170 (1903 words)

	235 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		When determining whether a firearm is capable of expelling or propelling one or more projectiles by the action of an explosive or combustible propellant, the trier of fact may rely upon circumstantial evidence, including, but not limited to, the representations and actions of the individual exercising control over the firearm.
		(k) "Sawed-off firearm" means a shotgun with a barrel less than eighteen inches long, or a rifle with a barrel less than sixteen inches long, or a shotgun or rifle less than twenty-six inches long overall.
		(l) "Semi-automatic firearm" means any firearm designed or specially adapted to fire a single cartridge and automatically chamber a succeeding cartridge ready to fire, with a single function of the trigger.
	www.yellowsprings.com /vlg_ords/678.html (6198 words)

	Wapakoneta, Ohio -- Codified Ordinances (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		(a) “Automatic firearm.” Any firearm designed or specially adapted to fire a succession of cartridges with a single function of the trigger. “Automatic firearm” also means any semi-automatic firearm designed or specially adapted to fire more than 31 cartridges without reloading, other than a firearm chambering only.22 caliber short, long, or long-rifle cartridges.
		(2) When determining whether a firearm is capable of expelling or propelling one or more projectiles by the action of an explosive or combustible propellant, the trier of fact may rely upon circumstantial evidence, including, but not limited to, the representations and actions of the individual exercising control over the firearm.
		(f) Whoever violates this section is guilty of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. Violation of division (a) or (b) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Violation of division (c) of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
	www.wapakoneta.net /ordinances/672.html (4986 words)

	Order In Council - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		firearm in which the magazine is to be used.
		(a) a firearm that is a semi-automatic rifle commonly known as the
		fully-automatic firearm of a type that was in existence prior to 1945.
	home.cogeco.ca /~akimoya/oics/SOR1992-0460.html (1247 words)

	The Firearms Forum.Com - View Single Post - Searching for an M-16
		I moved this post here because this is the Forum in which we discuss fully automatic firearms.
		Generally speaking, you'll need a Class III license to sell, own or ship a fully automatic firearm.
		Best place to find an M-16, or any other select-fire or fully automatic firearm is from a Class III Firearms Dealer.
	www.thefirearmsforum.com /showpost.php?p=92038&postcount=2 (67 words)

	Biggerhammer.net Firearm Patent Information
		Hydraulic Buffer Assembly for Automatic or Semiautomatic Firearm
		Supply Device for a Portable Firearm by Means of Cartridge Belts or by Means of Rifle Magazines Using the Same Ammuniton
		Means for sealing the cocking handle slot in the receiver of a hand firearm
	www.biggerhammer.net /patents (282 words)

	Tatet - automatic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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		When used as a noun, it specifically means either: * A semi-automatic firearm * An automatic transmission {{msg:disambig}}...
	tatet.com /search-automatic.html (586 words)

	automatic ? Info - Knowledge Scout Results [Information for those who really want to know].
		-> automatic firearm -- (a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released)
		=> automatic pistol, automatic -- (a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released)
		automatic pistol, automatic -- (a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released)
	www.omega23.com /beyond_web_hosting_servers/automatic.html (1166 words)

	automatic firearm - English dictionary meaning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		1) n :a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released
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