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  2. Silencer (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    In 1892, Swiss inventor Jakob Stahel patented a silencer intended for killing cattle, though he claimed it could be adapted to other firearms too. [2] In 1894 another silencer for use with firearms was patented by another Swiss inventor, C.A. Aeppli.

  3. Captive bolt pistol - Wikipedia

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    Captive bolt pistol. A captive bolt pistol (also known as a captive bolt gun, a cattle gun, a stunbolt gun, a bolt gun, a stun gun and a stunner) is a device used for the stunning of animals prior to slaughter. The goal of captive bolt stunning is to inflict a forceful strike on the forehead with the bolt in order to induce unconsciousness.

  4. Cattle mutilation - Wikipedia

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    Cattle mutilation. Cattle mutilation (also known as bovine excision[1] and unexplained livestock death, [2] or animal mutilation) is the killing and mutilation of cattle under supposedly unusual, usually bloodless circumstances. This phenomenon has been observed among wild animals as well.

  5. Dead Air Silencers - Wikipedia

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    This due to the requirements of US commercial customers who must procure a different Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tax stamp for each silencer they own. [5] Their first silencer was the Sandman series. [3] In 2018 Dead Air introduced Key-Mo, an adaptor which allows the use of Silencerco silencers with Dead Air muzzle ...

  6. John F. Kennedy assassination rifle - Wikipedia

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    The John F. Kennedy assassination rifle is the long-barrelled firearm that was used to assassinate John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, using the alias "A. Hidell", purchased by mail order a 6.5×52mm Carcano Model 38 infantry carbine (described by the Warren Commission as a "Mannlicher ...

  7. SilencerCo - Wikipedia

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    SilencerCo was founded in 2008 by former President Jonathon Shults and Joshua Waldron. [3] Soon after, SilencerCo launched its first product, a .22 caliber silencer called the Sparrow. [4] SilencerCo specializes in creating products that enhance sound reduction levels, durability, form and function, ease of use and user serviceability.

  8. Humane Slaughter Act - Wikipedia

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    House agreed to Senate amendment on August 13, 1958 (Agreed voice vote) Signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 27, 1958. The Humane Slaughter Act, or the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act (P.L. 85-765; 7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), is a United States federal law designed to decrease suffering of livestock during slaughter.

  9. Category:Silenced firearms - Wikipedia

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    Category:Silenced firearms. Category. : Silenced firearms. This refers to firearms that have silencers that are built into the weapon (and are usually built for covert missions) or have silenced barrels that are already built by/for the manufacturer meant for covert missions.