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text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Template:Gunnav" title="Template:Gunnav">v</a> - <a href="/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Gunnav&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Template talk:Gunnav (page does not exist)">t</a> - <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Gunnav&action=edit">e</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin: auto; border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent;" class="cquote"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="padding:4px 50px;position:relative;"><span style="position:absolute;left:10px;top:-6px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">“</span><span style="position:absolute;right:10px;bottom:-20px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">”</span>Just in case they don't see the light, I suggest we take their guns away before they come in.</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:4px 10px 8px;font-size:smaller;line-height:1.6em;text-align:right;"><cite style="font-style:normal;position:relative;z-index:2">—"Jim Bowie" in <i>Comanche Territory</i></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin: auto; border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent;" class="cquote"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="padding:4px 50px;position:relative;"><span style="position:absolute;left:10px;top:-6px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">“</span><span style="position:absolute;right:10px;bottom:-20px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">”</span>Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in a final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, from those who are naked and not clothed.</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:4px 10px 8px;font-size:smaller;line-height:1.6em;text-align:right;"><cite style="font-style:normal;position:relative;z-index:2">—President of the United States General of the Army (retired) <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>gun</b> is a device for launching projectiles at targets one wishes to damage, injure, or kill. They come in all lengths and calibers, with projectiles made of many materials, for various purposes. The principal uses for the gun are <a href="/wiki/War" title="War">war</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fun:Hunting" title="Fun:Hunting">hunting</a>, target shooting, killing other people because they accidentally stepped on your foot, <a href="/wiki/Suicide" title="Suicide">killing oneself</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> getting stolen by thieves, self-defense (rarely), and sometimes, compensation for emasculation. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Killing_sprees"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Killing sprees</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Gun_types"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Gun types</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Smoothbore_Firearm"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Smoothbore Firearm</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Rifle"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Rifle</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Assault_rifle"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Assault rifle</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Service_Rifle"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Service Rifle</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Assault_weapons.2FBlack_rifles"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Assault weapons/Black rifles</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Machine_Guns"><span class="tocnumber">2.6</span> <span class="toctext">Machine Guns</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9"><a href="#Light_Machine_Guns"><span class="tocnumber">2.6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Light Machine Guns</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-10"><a href="#Medium_Machine_Guns"><span class="tocnumber">2.6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Medium Machine Guns</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-11"><a href="#Heavy_Machine_Guns"><span class="tocnumber">2.6.3</span> <span class="toctext">Heavy Machine Guns</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Submachine_guns"><span class="tocnumber">2.7</span> <span class="toctext">Submachine guns</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Handguns"><span class="tocnumber">2.8</span> <span class="toctext">Handguns</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Shotguns"><span class="tocnumber">2.9</span> <span class="toctext">Shotguns</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Sniper_rifles"><span class="tocnumber">2.10</span> <span class="toctext">Sniper rifles</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Other_Firearms"><span class="tocnumber">2.11</span> <span class="toctext">Other Firearms</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Common_misconceptions"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Common misconceptions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#Restrictions"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Restrictions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Killing_sprees">Killing sprees</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Killing sprees">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Guns are associated with atrocities because they make them so much easier to perpetrate. Mass atrocities are sometimes mistakenly called "killing sprees". According to criminologists James Allen Fox and Jack Levin<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> the term "spree killing" identifies events that fall neither into the categories of serial killing nor mass atrocity. Thus the 1959 killings of the Clutter family of four in Holcomb, Kansas by Richard "Dick" Hickock and Perry Smith were described in press accounts as a "killing spree". When the numbers of victims climb beyond the single digits and a political rather than criminal motive is evident, then the event is normally called an atrocity. Unless, of course, one wants to diminish the horror of the event. The term "spree" connotes irresponsibility rather than rational intention, as in a "shopping spree". Curiously, some of the English language news coverage of the atrocity committed by <a href="/wiki/Anders_Behring_Breivik" title="Anders Behring Breivik">Anders Behring Breivik</a> uses the term "killing spree". </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Gun_types">Gun types</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Gun types">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Smoothbore_Firearm">Smoothbore Firearm</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Smoothbore Firearm">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Any gun that doesn't happen to have rifling in the barrel. Shotguns that are designed to not fire solely slugs are typically smoothbore, but compensate for this with a choke to increase accuracy. Most guns before the rifled musket were smoothbore. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Rifle">Rifle</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Rifle">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>A rifle is a long barrelled gun with rifling, where the barrel is grooved and twisted to spin the projectile as it passes through; this stabilizes the projectile in flight, increasing its accuracy and range. That's about all you need to describe it. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Assault_rifle">Assault rifle</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Assault rifle">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:30.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:MP44_-_Tyskland_-_8x33mm_Kurz_-_Arm%C3%A9museum.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/MP44_-_Tyskland_-_8x33mm_Kurz_-_Arm%C3%A9museum.jpg/120px-MP44_-_Tyskland_-_8x33mm_Kurz_-_Arm%C3%A9museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="89" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/MP44_-_Tyskland_-_8x33mm_Kurz_-_Arm%C3%A9museum.jpg/250px-MP44_-_Tyskland_-_8x33mm_Kurz_-_Arm%C3%A9museum.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2030" data-file-height="1500" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>An StG44 (short for "Sturmgewehr 1944", German for "Assault Rifle 1944"), one of the first mass-produced assault rifles, and the origin of the name. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:37px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:AKM_automatkarbin,_Ryssland_-_7,62x39mm_-_Arm%C3%A9museum.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/AKM_automatkarbin%2C_Ryssland_-_7%2C62x39mm_-_Arm%C3%A9museum.jpg/120px-AKM_automatkarbin%2C_Ryssland_-_7%2C62x39mm_-_Arm%C3%A9museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="76" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/AKM_automatkarbin%2C_Ryssland_-_7%2C62x39mm_-_Arm%C3%A9museum.jpg/250px-AKM_automatkarbin%2C_Ryssland_-_7%2C62x39mm_-_Arm%C3%A9museum.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2050" data-file-height="1300" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>An AKM, one of the most common assault rifles in the world. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:62px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:H%26K_G3.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/9/97/H%26K_G3.jpg/120px-H%26K_G3.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="26" srcset="/w/images/thumb/9/97/H%26K_G3.jpg/180px-H%26K_G3.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/9/97/H%26K_G3.jpg/240px-H%26K_G3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="176" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>An H&K G3. Not exactly an assault rifle, actually referred to as a battle rifle due to it using a full-power cartridge as opposed to intermediate ones like the AR's 5.56x45mm, but good for comparison. The G3's younger brother, the HK33, would fit the bill. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:20.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:M16a1m16a2m4m16a45wi.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/M16a1m16a2m4m16a45wi.jpg/120px-M16a1m16a2m4m16a45wi.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="109" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/M16a1m16a2m4m16a45wi.jpg/250px-M16a1m16a2m4m16a45wi.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="593" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>From top to bottom: M16A1, M16A2, M4A1, M16A4. The main service rifle of the US military, the M16A2 doesn't have a fully automatic fire, but rather a 3-round burst fire mechanism that resets after three shots. </p> </div> </div></li> </ul> <p>An <b>assault rifle</b> is a <strike>big black scary tube that makes loud bright flashes menacingly</strike> term for a subset of rifles with specific features making them arguably more intended for fighting wars over personal defense or hunting. They are widely used by military and law enforcement forces around the world. They are also often discussed in the debate over <a href="/wiki/Gun_control" title="Gun control">gun control</a> (in the <a href="/wiki/USA" class="mw-redirect" title="USA">USA</a> and <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> at least), but their exact definition is somewhat murky unless you go by the established definition used by the military. </p><p>The major features of an assault rifle are man-portability, the use of intermediate rifle cartridges (as opposed to handgun cartridges, full power rifle cartridges, or shotgun shells), detachable magazines, being capable to accept a range of modifications and attachments, and being capable of full automatic fire. The US military definition of an assault rifle specifies that it must have a selective-fire function (meaning that it can be switched between semi-automatic and burst and/or fully automatic firing modes). </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Service_Rifle">Service Rifle</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Service Rifle">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>I.e. standard issue rifle. It doesn't necessarily have to be an assault rifle, so long as it is a standard for your run of the mill grunt. <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span id="Assault_weapons/Black_rifles"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Assault_weapons.2FBlack_rifles">Assault weapons/Black rifles</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Assault weapons/Black rifles">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:57.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:AR15earliervariant.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/1/17/AR15earliervariant.jpg/120px-AR15earliervariant.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="35" srcset="/w/images/thumb/1/17/AR15earliervariant.jpg/180px-AR15earliervariant.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/1/17/AR15earliervariant.jpg/240px-AR15earliervariant.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2504" data-file-height="737" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>An AR-15. <i>Technically</i> not an assault rifle, but one of the big scary black guns that is often mistaken for them. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:30px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Bump_fire_animation.gif" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Bump_fire_animation.gif/120px-Bump_fire_animation.gif" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Bump_fire_animation.gif/180px-Bump_fire_animation.gif 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Bump_fire_animation.gif/240px-Bump_fire_animation.gif 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1800" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A bump fire stock (animated demonstration). Allows the user to easily modify the gun to "simulate" fully automatic fire without having to take their thumb off the grip. </p> </div> </div></li> </ul> <p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban" class="extiw" title="wp:Federal Assault Weapons Ban" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Federal Assault Weapons Ban">Federal Assault Weapons Ban</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> of 1994-2004, applying to civilian gun ownership, defined assault weapons specifically as semi-automatic rifles (i.e. ones which fire one round for each trigger pull) with certain features. Many of the guns subject to the Federal Assault Weapons Ban were semi-automatic rifles which had been adapted for the civilian market from select-fire military service rifles. Since the ban ended, some states (generally more populated and closer to the coast) have taken upon themselves to limit the type of guns one can own, while others (generally rural) have expanded the allowances to own such. <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> </p><p>These guns are highly prevalent in the USA, due to a range of factors such as lax gun regulation, cynical <a href="/wiki/Marketing" class="mw-redirect" title="Marketing">marketing</a> by the gun industry immediately following <a href="/wiki/9/11" title="9/11">9/11</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> demand for said guns, gun ban panics (which in of themselves are known to spike gun sales, even conservatives admit this),<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> utility, interchangeability, abundance of parts, and popularity. AR-15s models alone have sold over ten millions. That said, the AR-15, AK clones, and similar style firearms can be seen in roughly every gun shop, show, private sale, etc. This is especially true for the AR-15, where it and its copies are very common in every state that doesn't have an outright statewide ban on them since it started getting sold to civilians (1964 onward to, as opposed to its original design as service rifle in 1959),<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> because <a href="/wiki/Conservapedia:Machismo" title="Conservapedia:Machismo">that surely isn't overcompensating for something</a>, like being able to spit expanding copper-coated lead at <a href="/wiki/Hunting" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunting">hogs</a> and <a href="/wiki/School_shooting" title="School shooting">small children</a> at over 2000 feet per second. The AR-15 has had a rather bad reputation thanks to it and its clones being frequently used or seen in <a href="/wiki/School_shooting" title="School shooting">school shootings</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Category:Civilian_gun_massacres" title="Category:Civilian gun massacres">civilian gun massacres</a> (or at least the very least sensationalized by the <a href="/wiki/Media" title="Media">media</a> and severity of the shootings, as the majority of mass shootings are done by handguns, but usually aren't as severe),<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> before and after the Assault Weapons Ban. Speaking of which, handguns have also been used in a fair amount of these massacres (such as solely in the case of Virginia Tech shooting and in addition to the XM-15 (AR-15 copycat) used in the <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Hook_massacre" title="Sandy Hook massacre">Sandy Hook shooting</a>). Though fully automatic weapons are heavily controlled under NFA, black rifles like the AR-15 can have exterior parts be modified (thus not counting as adjusting the sear for "true" full automatic fire) to have a similar effect (though noticeably inaccurate), making the gun have a cone of fire (or minute of angle (MOA) for those more acquainted with what causes the accuracy of firearms) the size of a shed. Another way to simulate full auto fire is a technique that allows the recoil to push the gun into the user then bounce off, all while loosely holding the grip enough that one would pull the trigger once the gun recoils back thanks to Newton's Third Law. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Machine_Guns">Machine Guns</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Machine Guns">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:52px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Dror_LMG.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Dror_LMG.jpg/120px-Dror_LMG.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="46" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Dror_LMG.jpg/250px-Dror_LMG.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="3550" data-file-height="1350" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A light machine gun of the older, mag-fed type. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:45.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Stoner-63-3.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/d/d9/Stoner-63-3.jpg/120px-Stoner-63-3.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="59" srcset="/w/images/thumb/d/d9/Stoner-63-3.jpg/180px-Stoner-63-3.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/d/d9/Stoner-63-3.jpg/240px-Stoner-63-3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="392" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>An airsoft replica of a more modern belt-fed LMG. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:60px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Ultimax_100.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/1/15/Ultimax_100.jpg/120px-Ultimax_100.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="30" srcset="/w/images/thumb/1/15/Ultimax_100.jpg/180px-Ultimax_100.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/1/15/Ultimax_100.jpg/240px-Ultimax_100.jpg 2x" data-file-width="909" data-file-height="227" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A modern magazine-fed LMG, typically called a "squad automatic weapon". </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:30px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Mitraliera_DShK_UM_Cugir.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Mitraliera_DShK_UM_Cugir.jpg/120px-Mitraliera_DShK_UM_Cugir.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Mitraliera_DShK_UM_Cugir.jpg/250px-Mitraliera_DShK_UM_Cugir.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A DShK, being a heavy machine gun, for comparison's sake. </p> </div> </div></li> </ul> <p>These fully-automatic weapons are usually loaded from a belt of cartridges composed of rifle-caliber rounds. Some machine guns use magazines, especially earlier ones, though they are making a comeback. They are more difficult to fire than other firearms because of their size and weight, but can still be used as a mobile firearm. They are generally illegal in the USA for civilian ownership. Since 1986, no newly manufactured machine gun can be registered for private ownership.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> It is still common for companies to make semi-auto only machine guns to get around this, though. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Light_Machine_Guns">Light Machine Guns</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Light Machine Guns">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <p>The "smallest" classification of machine guns, LMGs usually fire rifle cartridges, and are designed to heavily suppress (Shooting a lot so the bad guys don't peek their heads up) enemy combatants. They are light enough that a single person can use, and are thus very portable. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Medium_Machine_Guns">Medium Machine Guns</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Medium Machine Guns">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <p>Less commonly seen in modern times. This type of machine gun was common when the first machine guns were invented. They're still light enough to be used by the infantry, but will usually require multiple people to carry and assist in operation it due to the extreme weight or difficulty in handling. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Heavy_Machine_Guns">Heavy Machine Guns</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Heavy Machine Guns">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <p>Heavy Machine Guns are much too... um... heavy for one person to carry and fire. These machine guns are usually mounted on a rigid platform or vehicles or disassembled and carried by multiple people. These firearms often use large calibers that are usually only used by them and <i>really powerful</i> sniper rifles. An example would be Anti-Aircraft type machine guns. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Submachine_guns">Submachine guns</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Submachine guns">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:35.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Soviet_PPSH-41_sub-machine_gun.JPEG" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Soviet_PPSH-41_sub-machine_gun.JPEG/120px-Soviet_PPSH-41_sub-machine_gun.JPEG" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Soviet_PPSH-41_sub-machine_gun.JPEG/250px-Soviet_PPSH-41_sub-machine_gun.JPEG 1.5x" data-file-width="2990" data-file-height="1970" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A Soviet PPSh-41. Get ready to defend the motherland, comrade. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:52.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Uzi-3.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/b/be/Uzi-3.jpg/120px-Uzi-3.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="45" srcset="/w/images/thumb/b/be/Uzi-3.jpg/180px-Uzi-3.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/b/be/Uzi-3.jpg/240px-Uzi-3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="244" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>The one and only Uzi, an iconic SMG. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:54.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Submachine_gun_M1928_Thompson.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Submachine_gun_M1928_Thompson.jpg/120px-Submachine_gun_M1928_Thompson.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="41" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Submachine_gun_M1928_Thompson.jpg/250px-Submachine_gun_M1928_Thompson.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1383" data-file-height="474" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>I forgive you for not including this on the page. But my Tommy gun don't. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:25px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:TEC-9.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/e/e8/TEC-9.jpg/120px-TEC-9.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="100" srcset="/w/images/thumb/e/e8/TEC-9.jpg/180px-TEC-9.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/e/e8/TEC-9.jpg/240px-TEC-9.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="627" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>An Intratec TEC-9. <i>Not</i> an SMG, but a semi-auto pistol that gets converted into an SMG all too often. </p> </div> </div></li> </ul> <p>Typically smaller than an assault rifle (thus being easier to use in close quarters combat situations). Submachine guns (often abbreviated to SMG, because, seriously. Who wants to write that all out every single time?) typically have less range due to a shorter barrel (almost always below 10 inches, compared to rifles which are almost always longer than that) and use of lower-power handgun ammunition. Police tend to favor these weapons. The Thompson sub-machine gun (the classic "Tommy Gun" associated with 1920s gangsters and 1940s grunts) is perhaps the most famous example, but the Uzi, MP5, and PPSh-41 also fall into this category. Many state police and security forces use submachine guns because of compact format, light weight, ease of use, and risk of over-penetration and collateral damage being reduced. They are regulated under Title II and civilian ownership is banned outright in many states (except for semi-automatic clones, which seem to be accessible in the most stringent of states). </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Handguns">Handguns</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Handguns">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:26.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Pistolet_VIS,_Muzeum_Or%C5%82a_Bia%C5%82ego.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Pistolet_VIS%2C_Muzeum_Or%C5%82a_Bia%C5%82ego.jpg/120px-Pistolet_VIS%2C_Muzeum_Or%C5%82a_Bia%C5%82ego.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="97" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Pistolet_VIS%2C_Muzeum_Or%C5%82a_Bia%C5%82ego.jpg/180px-Pistolet_VIS%2C_Muzeum_Or%C5%82a_Bia%C5%82ego.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Pistolet_VIS%2C_Muzeum_Or%C5%82a_Bia%C5%82ego.jpg/240px-Pistolet_VIS%2C_Muzeum_Or%C5%82a_Bia%C5%82ego.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1738" data-file-height="1412" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A VIS Wz. 35, a typical semi-automatic pistol. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:38.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:MauserPistol.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/5/55/MauserPistol.jpg/120px-MauserPistol.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="73" srcset="/w/images/thumb/5/55/MauserPistol.jpg/180px-MauserPistol.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/5/55/MauserPistol.jpg/240px-MauserPistol.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="907" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p><s>Han Solo's blaster</s> A Mauser C96, an early self-loading pistol. This one comes with a stock that can be attached to the grip and <a href="/wiki/Delusions_of_grandeur" title="Delusions of grandeur">sights that can be calibrated all the way out to over a kilometre</a>. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:33px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Glocks.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/a/a6/Glocks.jpg/120px-Glocks.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" srcset="/w/images/thumb/a/a6/Glocks.jpg/180px-Glocks.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/a/a6/Glocks.jpg/240px-Glocks.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="697" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A tableau of Glock self-loading pistols, a very common polymer-frame handgun. The Glock replaced the .38-cal snubnose revolver as the default weapon for the Gangster class in version 1.982. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:37.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:M1911A1.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/M1911A1.png/120px-M1911A1.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/M1911A1.png/250px-M1911A1.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1530" data-file-height="958" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>The M1911, an early example of a modern semi-automatic pistol. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:37.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Charter_Arms_Bulldog.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/4/46/Charter_Arms_Bulldog.jpg/120px-Charter_Arms_Bulldog.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" srcset="/w/images/thumb/4/46/Charter_Arms_Bulldog.jpg/180px-Charter_Arms_Bulldog.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/4/46/Charter_Arms_Bulldog.jpg/240px-Charter_Arms_Bulldog.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="621" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A typical revolver. </p> </div> </div></li> </ul> <p>Handguns are the smallest firearms, use specific ammunition and typically are not made with stocks, though there are some exceptions. Most modern handguns are semi-automatic, or double-action for revolvers. Yeehaw! They also end up in many mass shootings and are responsible for roughly three fourths of annual gun deaths in the United States. What's trendy with handguns these days are polymer frames. These are sometimes met with derision for being "plastic toys", and even caused quite the <a href="/wiki/Moral_panic" title="Moral panic">fuss</a> when they were first introduced in the 1970s and 80s about them supposedly not showing up on metal detectors, despite the need for metal parts when designing a functioning and "safe" (for lack of a better word) gun having not changed with the introduction of polymer-framed guns. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Shotguns">Shotguns</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Shotguns">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:63.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:TOZ-34.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/0/03/TOZ-34.jpg/120px-TOZ-34.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" srcset="/w/images/thumb/0/03/TOZ-34.jpg/180px-TOZ-34.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/0/03/TOZ-34.jpg/240px-TOZ-34.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="190" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A double-barrelled shotgun. This one has the barrels in the over-under position. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:51px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Sawn-off.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/d/d0/Sawn-off.jpg/120px-Sawn-off.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="48" srcset="/w/images/thumb/d/d0/Sawn-off.jpg/180px-Sawn-off.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/d/d0/Sawn-off.jpg/240px-Sawn-off.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1027" data-file-height="410" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>Another double-barrelled shotgun. The barrels on this one have been cut down, something often done by gangsters both <a href="/wiki/Prohibition" title="Prohibition">back in the day</a> and today. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:52px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Remington_M870_12_Gauge.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Remington_M870_12_Gauge.jpg/120px-Remington_M870_12_Gauge.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="46" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Remington_M870_12_Gauge.jpg/250px-Remington_M870_12_Gauge.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="244" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A typical pump-action shotgun. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:61.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:SLP_Standard.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/9/94/SLP_Standard.jpg/120px-SLP_Standard.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="27" srcset="/w/images/thumb/9/94/SLP_Standard.jpg/180px-SLP_Standard.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/9/94/SLP_Standard.jpg/240px-SLP_Standard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1286" data-file-height="289" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A typical semi-auto shotgun. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="height: 150px;">Atchisson AA-12 Sideview.png</div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A Fully-Automatic shotgun, although this example has a relatively slow fire rate compared to others. Are often categorized as "destructive devices." </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:15px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Supershorty.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/e/e5/Supershorty.jpg/120px-Supershorty.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" srcset="/w/images/thumb/e/e5/Supershorty.jpg/180px-Supershorty.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/e/e5/Supershorty.jpg/240px-Supershorty.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1200" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A compact pump-action shotgun, however due to its lack of a stock, it is considered to be an "AOW." </p> </div> </div></li> </ul> <p>Shotguns are defined by their smoothbore barrels and the type of ammunition they use: the shotgun shell. Shotgun shells typically contain numerous small lead balls (or <i>shot</i>), but can also contain lead slugs only slightly smaller than the shell itself or less-lethal munitions like beanbags and rubber balls. Shotguns typically come in break action (often with multiple barrels in various configurations; the most common number is 2 and the most common configurations are either side-by-side or over-and-under), pump-action, and semi-automatic varieties, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1887/1901" class="extiw" title="wp:Winchester Model 1887/1901" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Winchester Model 1887/1901">lever-action</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atchisson_Assault_Shotgun" class="extiw" title="wp:Atchisson Assault Shotgun" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Atchisson Assault Shotgun">full-auto</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armsel_Striker" class="extiw" title="wp:Armsel Striker" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Armsel Striker">revolver</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTs255" class="extiw" title="wp:MTs255" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: MTs255">shotguns</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> also exist. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sniper_rifles">Sniper rifles</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Sniper rifles">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:44.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Remingtonses.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/4/47/Remingtonses.png/120px-Remingtonses.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="61" srcset="/w/images/thumb/4/47/Remingtonses.png/180px-Remingtonses.png 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/4/47/Remingtonses.png/240px-Remingtonses.png 2x" data-file-width="1099" data-file-height="557" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A sniper rifle with a <a href="/wiki/Weapon_of_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Weapon of gun">largely defensive weapon of hunting rifle</a>. Note the assorted differences. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:30px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Marlin_Guide_Gun.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/f/f7/Marlin_Guide_Gun.jpg/120px-Marlin_Guide_Gun.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" srcset="/w/images/thumb/f/f7/Marlin_Guide_Gun.jpg/180px-Marlin_Guide_Gun.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/f/f7/Marlin_Guide_Gun.jpg/240px-Marlin_Guide_Gun.jpg 2x" data-file-width="576" data-file-height="432" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A largely defensive weapon of hunting rifle. Not a sniper rifle in the slightest, guys! </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:60px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:AS50.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/1/1a/AS50.jpg/120px-AS50.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="30" srcset="/w/images/thumb/1/1a/AS50.jpg/180px-AS50.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/1/1a/AS50.jpg/240px-AS50.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3992" data-file-height="984" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A <i>real</i> sniper rifle. Enjoy having your ears blown out. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:55.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:M14_EBR.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/c/ce/M14_EBR.jpg/120px-M14_EBR.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="39" srcset="/w/images/thumb/c/ce/M14_EBR.jpg/180px-M14_EBR.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/c/ce/M14_EBR.jpg/240px-M14_EBR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="260" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>A M14 EBR. Designed to be used in both close and long engagement ranges. Not classified as a sniper rifle, this one is a <i>marksman</i> rifle. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:34px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Truvelo_SR-20.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/0/08/Truvelo_SR-20.jpg/120px-Truvelo_SR-20.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="82" srcset="/w/images/thumb/0/08/Truvelo_SR-20.jpg/180px-Truvelo_SR-20.jpg 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/0/08/Truvelo_SR-20.jpg/240px-Truvelo_SR-20.jpg 2x" data-file-width="271" data-file-height="186" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>An anti-materiel rifle, not a sniper. Designed to blow holes in tanks and concrete walls instead of a deer, but it could still get the job done. Just be sure to bring a bucket after you're done. </p> </div> </div></li> </ul> <p>Sniper rifles are typically rifles equipped with some form of telescopic scope (though in the past, people like Simo Häyhä made do with iron sights). They are usually chambered for full-power rifle cartridges, but some use even bigger rounds like .50 BMG or 12.7x108mm (Russian .50), typically intended for use in heavy machine guns. Pretty much the only difference between a sniper rifle and your usual hunting rifle is quality. Military get rifles decked out with match-grade ammo, precision barrels, good quality scopes, and various other attachments. Hunters and gun enthusiasts get what they can afford. Also what is usually on the other end of the scope. If it's an animal, good news! It's just a hunting rifle. Person? Sniper rifle. Fairly simple, right? Well, sniper rifles are often used by both sides of the law, as well as military forces. A related concept to the sniper rifle is the "designated marksman rifle", or a more-accurate military rifle, often with select-fire capabilities. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Other_Firearms">Other Firearms</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Other Firearms">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Besides the common firearms, there are other types of firearms that see considerably less civilian use, or are just not common in general. Here are a few notable ones: </p> <ul><li><b>Rotary Cannon:</b> A.K.A. "Miniguns" (because whoever came up with that nickname must have really loved <a href="/wiki/Irony" title="Irony">irony</a>), these are big, scary machine guns that have multiple barrels and a high rate of fire. Very hard to make portable (but some do exist<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup>), and are usually mounted/built into Aircraft, Boats, and other armored vehicles. Due to them having multiple barrels, they don't classify under Heavy Machine Guns, but they essentially function under the same purpose.</li> <li><b>PDW:</b> Stands for "Personal Defense Weapon." Basically just a submachine gun which fires bullets that look more like tiny rifle rounds instead of pistol rounds. A famous example is the FN-P90.</li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:41px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:FN-P90_2.jpg" class="image"><img alt="FN-P90 2.jpg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/FN-P90_2.jpg/120px-FN-P90_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/FN-P90_2.jpg/180px-FN-P90_2.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/FN-P90_2.jpg/240px-FN-P90_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="1728" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> </div> </div></li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Grenade/Rocket Launcher:</b> Fires larger-caliber rounds that are designed to explode instead of impacting (most of the time). Rocket launchers are basically grenade launchers that fire grenades with fuel behind them, hence the term 'rocket-propelled grenade'. Grenade launchers are also somewhat notorious for being able to be modified to become non-lethal, and can be used to fire all sorts of types of ammunition (tear gas, bean bags, flashbangs, etc.)</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Common_misconceptions">Common misconceptions</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Common misconceptions">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:177px;"><a href="/wiki/File:AnnCoulter2.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/2/2f/AnnCoulter2.jpg/175px-AnnCoulter2.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="318" class="thumbimage" srcset="/w/images/2/2f/AnnCoulter2.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="221" data-file-height="401" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:AnnCoulter2.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/wiki/Ann_Coulter" title="Ann Coulter">Ann Coulter</a> says the liberals are welcome to take her gun if they can dodge the bullets.</div></div></div> <p>Due to their nature, most people do not have direct experience with guns, only seeing them in movies, television, and more recently, video games. Almost none of these products are meant to portray guns and what they can do accurately, and more often than not show guns doing things that would be unlikely if not completely impossible. These misconceptions tend to color all sides of the gun debate, from gun control advocates who only have the slightest concept about how guns work to those who <a href="/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunning-Kruger effect">greatly overestimate their knowledge</a>. While most people are aware that movies are fictional, it is not always easy to tell what is realistic and what is not. </p><p>Handguns tend to be portrayed the most inaccurately. The recoil is barely ever shown properly in movies, and characters often handle and shoot them with one hand. While not impossible to do so, it is very hard to shoot accurately and keep control of the weapon with one hand, which is why real trained shooters get into a proper two-handed pistol-shooting stance by reflex. Ammo capacity is also inflated for entertainment purposes, most semi-automatic handguns have between 7-15 shots per magazine, revolvers typically have 6-7 shots and have to be cocked before each shot (unless it features a double-action mechanism, where the hammer is cocked as the trigger is pulled). Fully automatic assault rifles in particular are portrayed as wildly unrealistic, turning a single person into a killing machine able to mow down perhaps dozens of people without having to reload. In reality, fully-automatic weapons are very hard to control beyond a three-round burst, and even a 30-round magazine will deplete very quickly if fired like they are in movies. </p><p>The nuances of ammunition in general are complex. There are many, <i>many</i> different types of ammunition for different guns and purposes, and in some ways the types of ammunition used are more important than the type of gun used. While there are many different kinds of ammunition, all rounds with metal bullets are lethal (and even rubber bullets and beanbags can be lethal). Smaller, "pea-shooter" rounds are often maligned as being barely lethal. The .22LR round is a very common round that is much smaller than most and typically only used for casual, inexpensive shooting and training. The Israeli military tried to claim the .22LR round was "non-lethal" in order to justify shooting stone-wielding protesters with them <sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup>. The late <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> might be surprised to hear that, as a .22LR round would have killed him if they were a little farther away from a hospital. </p><p>Oh, and guns are <i>loud</i>. Like, way louder than you're probably imagining them. Too much exposure to guns without ear protection will almost certainly cause hearing problems, and firing in a confined space can quickly leave you temporarily deaf, a fact lampshaded by some shows like <i>Archer</i>. "Silencers", or more correctly "suppressors" do exist, but are not as effective as shown in movies. In order to make a gun significantly less ear-splitting, you have to design it from the ground-up for that purpose, not just screw on an attachment. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Restrictions">Restrictions</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Restrictions">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Guns able to fire more than one round from a single barrel per trigger pull are considered fully automatic weapons (though techniques and modifications to anything that isn't the upper receiver can bypass that). In the U.S., these are regulated under Title II of the National Firearms Act, which also regulates weapons like "sawed-off" shotguns, "short barreled" rifles and high explosive devices.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> Civilian ownership of Title II weapons is heavily restricted and limited by a lengthy and expensive permit process along with heavy taxes (such as $200 per weapon manufactured and/or sold). Many states also have additional regulations on Title II weapons, with some, like <a href="/wiki/New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="New York">New York</a> and <a href="/wiki/California" class="mw-redirect" title="California">California</a>, banning their ownership by the general public outright. Some semi-automatic assault weapons like the AR-15 can be converted to fully automatic by changing out a few parts (aka remove the lower receiver, put an new one in that is capable of full-automatic fire); these parts are also regulated under Title II.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </p><p>Some of the issues pertaining to gun laws, like those within the US, is that they tend to be vague, reactionary, and ineffective. A majority of the laws within the US can be bypassed by someone with an IQ equal or above that of Forrest Gump by either their own skill (i.e. machining) or going to the next state over. </p><p>Many gun restrictions don't make a whole lot of sense. Small removals/additions can completely change the classification of firearms, and make a weapon turn from a law-abiding weapon into a wholly different, illegal weapon, simply because you screwed/sawed something on the end of your gun. Take for instance, the PLR-16. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:45px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Kel-Tec_PLR-16.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Kel-Tec_PLR-16.jpg/120px-Kel-Tec_PLR-16.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Kel-Tec_PLR-16.jpg/250px-Kel-Tec_PLR-16.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2478" data-file-height="1230" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>The PLR-16. Classified as a "Pistol" under U.S. Law. </p> </div> </div></li> </ul> <p>Looking closely, one may notice that it looks similar in many ways to the scary guns, such as <a href="/wiki/Gun#Assault_weapons.2FBlack_rifles" title="Gun">AR-15s and other "black rifles"</a>. Indeed, the PLR-16 has the exact same ammunition type, bolt design, and semi-automatic fire. The only difference being that it lacks a stock and has a decreased barrel length, it is classified as a pistol. Now, the astute observer may say: "But it has almost the exact same functionality as the rifle!" And, <b>they would be right.</b> Do you own a pistol, and you want to attach a stock to it? No dice! Even though the only change the stock has is to mitigate recoil and add a bit of comfort, adding a stock to your pistol would have it be classified as a "SBR, or Short-Barreled Rifle". Want to add a grip to your pistol? Sorry, it's an "AOW" now. Do you own a SBR and not have a permit for it? No problem, just screw on something that puts the barrel length over 16" and you're good to go! At one point, adding <b>shoelaces</b> to your rifle would get it considered as a machine gun.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div style="clear: right; float:right; border:solid #ff8500 1px; margin: 1px 0; width:250px; padding:2px; background:#ffff80;"> <table cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:45px;height:45px;text-align:center"><span class="plainlinks"><a href="/wiki/File:Icon_fun.svg" class="image"><img alt="Icon fun.svg" src="/w/images/thumb/5/5c/Icon_fun.svg/50px-Icon_fun.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" srcset="/w/images/thumb/5/5c/Icon_fun.svg/75px-Icon_fun.svg.png 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/5/5c/Icon_fun.svg/100px-Icon_fun.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </td> <td style="font-size:9pt;padding:4pt;line-height:1.25em;color:red;">For those of you in the mood, <a href="/wiki/RationalWiki" title="RationalWiki">RationalWiki</a> has a <i>fun</i> article about <i><a href="/wiki/Fun:Weapon_of_gun" title="Fun:Weapon of gun">weapon of gun</a></i>. </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bowling_for_Columbine" title="Bowling for Columbine">Bowling for Columbine</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Dick Cheney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_control" title="Gun control">Gun control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlton_Heston" title="Charlton Heston">Charlton Heston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Amendment" title="Second Amendment">Second Amendment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Rifle_Association" title="National Rifle Association">National Rifle Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Nugent" title="Ted Nugent">Ted Nugent</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: External links">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/06/a-brief-history-of-the-assault-rifle/489428/">A Brief History of the Assault Rifle</a>, <i>The Atlantic</i></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gun&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2; font-size:80%;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/florida-school-shooting-survivor-struggling-with-ptsd-guilt-takes-her-own-life/">Florida school shooting survivor struggling with PTSD, guilt takes her own life</a>, <i>WKBN</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nypost.com/2019/03/22/parkland-massacre-survivor-sydney-aiello-kills-herself/">Parkland massacre survivor Sydney Aiello kills herself</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Post" title="New York Post">New York Post</a></i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/health/suicide-guns-prevention.html">How Did We Not Know?’ Gun Owners Confront a Suicide Epidemic</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times">New York Times</a></i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">"Multiple Homicides: Patterns of Serial and Mass Killing." <i>Crime and Justice</i>. 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