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According to the Small Arms Survey of 2017, an estimated 44 million firearms were owned by the public, of which 6 million were registered. The rate of private gun ownership is 22.3 firearms per 100 people. [9] In a comparison of the number of privately owned guns in 230 countries, Pakistan ranks 24th in the world.
The Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) is a major firearms and a defence contractor headquartered in Wah Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] Described as "the largest defence industrial complex under the Ministry of Defence Production, producing conventional arms and ammunition to the international standards" by the Government of Pakistan.
Gun laws and policies, collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control, regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, and use of small arms by civilians. [1] Laws of some countries may afford civilians a right to keep and bear arms , and have more liberal gun laws than neighboring jurisdictions.
In 2015 the Pakistan Army ordered 12 Bell AH-Z Viper attack helicopters, with an option of 3 more to replace its aging AH-1F Cobras. Following cancellation of $300 million military aid to Pakistan by the US government, the helicopters were put into storage at Davis-Monthan AFB , Arizona .
Gun control, or firearms regulation, is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians. [1] [2] Most countries allow civilians to own firearms, but have strong firearms laws to prevent violence.
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on modern gun laws, California cited precedents involving enslaved people and other minorities in defending background checks.
The HMG PK-16 shows some similarities to the Soviet DShK, as well as the Chinese W85 and Type 54 Machine gun. [2] The HMG PK-16 is assembled by two people [1] with an assembling time of 5 minutes and 20 seconds [3] and a disassembling time of 4 minutes and 30 seconds, [3] however its assembling time with the gun mounted is less than one minute. [3]
View history; General ... This article is a collection of military equipment manufactured in Pakistan. Small arms and light weapons ... Type 54 - 12.7 mm machine gun, ...