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  2. Saturday night special - Wikipedia

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    Gun ownership advocates describe legislation restricting inexpensive firearms as possibly discriminatory in origin, designed to target low income and black gun owners. [6] [7] [2] [8] In his book Restricting Handguns: The Liberal Skeptics Speak Out, gun rights advocate Don Kates found racial overtones in the focus on the Saturday night special. [9]

  3. Lorcin Engineering Company - Wikipedia

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    Lorcin guns were constructed of injection-molded Zamak, a zinc alloy. In 1993, Lorcin was the number one pistol manufacturer in the United States, producing 341,243 guns. [3] However, in 1996, Lorcin filed for bankruptcy, with 18 pending product liability, personal injury, and wrongful death lawsuits. The company emerged from bankruptcy in 1997 ...

  4. Saturday Night Special (Lynyrd Skynyrd song) - Wikipedia

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    Its lyrics refer to the cheap handguns popularly associated with the term Saturday night special, and associates them with impulsive violence.Each of the three verses presents a different example: a man shooting another man in bed with his cheating wife; a poker player killing his friend after accusing him of cheating; and accidentally shooting oneself while intoxicated.

  5. List of pistols - Wikipedia

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    MGP-15 submachine gun: SIMA Electronica: 9×19mm Parabellum Peru: c.1990-? Minebea PM-9: Minebea: 9×19mm Parabellum Japan: 1999-present [citation needed] Minebea P9: Minebea: 9×19mm Parabellum Japan: 1985-present [citation needed] Mitchell Alpha .45: American Mitchell Arms.45 ACP United States: 1994 Mk 1 Underwater Defense Gun: Naval Surface ...

  6. Hi-Point Firearms - Wikipedia

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    The Hi-Point carbine is a series of pistol-caliber carbines manufactured by Hi-Point Firearms chambered for 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, 10mm Auto, .45 ACP and .380 ACP.They are very inexpensive, constructed using polymers and alloyed metals as much as possible, resulting in a reduction of production costs and sale price.

  7. Hi-Point C-9 - Wikipedia

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    Hi-Point's handguns use a blowback design similar to that used in the Walther PPK and Russian Makarov PM. In blowback weapons the mass of the slide and bolt absorbs the rearward force generated by the propulsion of the bullet. As the pressure drops to a safe level, the slide moves back (along with the bolt), an extractor hooks the empty casing ...

  8. One handgun a month law - Wikipedia

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    At the time, it was claimed that 40% of the guns used in crime in New York City could be traced back to the state of Virginia. [citation needed] [4] The Virginia one-handgun-a-month law was effectively resurrected in 2020 when the Virginia General Assembly enacted SB69. The legislation exempted Concealed Handgun Permit holders from this ...

  9. History of the firearm - Wikipedia

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    Peasants of the Gangetic plains used cheap handguns made by local blacksmiths. Travancore, Kashmir, Rajasthan, Punjab and Sindh hosted sites of arms manufacture. [37] In the early 16th century, Zamorin of Calicut, had begun to emulate the Portuguese and began to arm his ships with naval gun pieces, combining local and imported technology. [38]