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  2. Sawed-off shotgun - Wikipedia

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    A sawed-off break-action shotgun of the type commonly known as a lupara. A sawed-off shotgun (also called a scattergun, sawn-off shotgun, short-barrelled shotgun, shorty, or boom stick) is a type of shotgun with a shorter gun barrel—typically under 18 inches (46 cm)—and often a pistol grip instead of a longer shoulder stock.

  3. Improvised firearm - Wikipedia

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    In 1946, pipe guns were patented in the United States by Iliff D. "Rich" Richardson, who fought with the Filipino insurgents during the Japanese occupation. [17] [20] Made by "Richardson Industries" as the "Model R5 Philippine Guerrilla Gun", these 12 gauge shotguns sold for $7 at the time. [17]

  4. Shotgun - Wikipedia

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    Home-defense and law enforcement shotguns are usually chambered for 12-gauge shells, providing maximum shot power and the use of a variety of projectiles such as buckshot, rubber, sandbag and slug shells, but 20-gauge (common in bird-hunting shotguns) or .410 (common in youth-size shotguns) are also available in defense-type shotgun models ...

  5. Gun laws in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    The ban on importing large-capacity magazines was ruled unconstitutional [19] but the ruling is on hold while the case is under appeal. [20] Assault weapon law? Yes: Yes §30500, §30515: Illegal to possess, import, or purchase assault weapons and .50 BMG rifles, unless such weapons were acquired by the owner prior to June 1, 1989.

  6. National Firearms Act - Wikipedia

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    The National Firearms Act (NFA), 73rd Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 757, 48 Stat. 1236 was enacted on June 26, 1934, and currently codified and amended as I.R.C. ch. 53.The law is an Act of Congress in the United States that, in general, imposes an excise tax on the manufacture and transfer of certain firearms and mandates the registration of those firearms.

  7. United States v. Miller - Wikipedia

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    Case history; Prior: Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Arkansas: Holding; The National Firearms Act, as applied to transporting in interstate commerce a 12-gauge shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches long, without having registered it and without having in his possession a stamp-affixed written order for it, was not unconstitutional as an ...

  8. S-400 missile system - Wikipedia

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    The Saudis wanted to acquire the S-400, but Russia was only willing to sell S-300 air defense system at the time. [177] By November 2019 the deal had still not been finalized. [178] Saudi Arabia is no longer considering the Russian S-400 air defense system, following the kingdom's deal for an American alternative.

  9. Timeline of Russian interference in the 2016 United States ...

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    On April 25, 2017, Flynn's lawyer claims that Flynn briefed the Defense Intelligence Agency on the trip both before and after. [222] ABC News reports that Trump denied knowing Sater under oath in a 2013 video deposition even though Sater was involved in several of his high-profile projects. Trump testified, "If he were sitting in the room right ...