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  2. Improvised firearm - Wikipedia

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    A firing pin can then be added to the hammer, to concentrate the force onto the primer of the cartridge. If the cap gun has a strong enough hammer spring, the existing trigger mechanism can be used as-is; otherwise, rubber bands may be added to increase the power of the hammer. [24] Air guns have also been modified to convert them to firearms.

  3. List of firearm brands - Wikipedia

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    RISE Armament RISE Manufacturing, LLC United States Civilian, law enforcement Robinson Armament Co. Robinson Armament Co. United States Civilian Rock River Arms: Rock River Arms: United States Civilian Rößler Walter Rößler Rößler: Austria Civilian, law enforcement, military Röhm Gesellschaft: Umarex: Germany Civilian Rossi: Amadeo Rossi ...

  4. Trigger (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Firearms use triggers to initiate the firing of a cartridge seated within the gun barrel chamber.This is accomplished by actuating a striking device through a combination of mainspring (which stores elastic energy), a trap mechanism that can hold the spring under tension, an intermediate mechanism to transmit the kinetic energy from the spring releasing, and a firing pin to eventually strike ...

  5. Receiver (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    A disassembled Mauser action showing a partially disassembled receiver and bolt. In firearms terminology and law, the firearm frame or receiver is the part of a firearm which integrates other components by providing housing for internal action components such as the hammer, bolt or breechblock, firing pin and extractor, and has threaded interfaces for externally attaching ("receiving ...

  6. M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System - Wikipedia

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    On September 28, 2005, the Knight's Armament Co. rifle won the competition and was selected to be the supplier of the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System. The XM110 underwent final operational testing in May and June of 2007 at Fort Drum, New York by a mix of Special Forces troops and Sniper trained soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division.

  7. US asks court to reject TikTok's bid to stave off law that ...

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Justice Department late on Wednesday asked a U.S. appeals court to reject an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent ...

  8. Judi Dench condemns rise of trigger warnings in theatre - AOL

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    The Oscar-winner was horrified to learn trigger warnings had been placed on a performance of Antony and Cleopatra earlier this year for “depictions of suicide, scenes of violence and war, and ...

  9. Wall St slips as upbeat data sparks uncertainty on Fed's ...

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    Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Tuesday, weighed down by technology stocks after a batch of upbeat economic data stoked uncertainty among investors about the pace of monetary policy easing ...