Definition of Firearm. Meaning of Firearm. Synonyms of Firearm

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Definition of Firearm

Firearm
Firearm Fire"arm`, n. A gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder.

Meaning of Firearm from wikipedia

- A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and used by an individual. The term is legally defined...
- or firearms regulation, is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by...
- This is a historical list of countries by firearm-related death rate per 100,000 po****tion in the listed year. Homicide figures may include justifiable...
- Improvised firearms (sometimes called zip guns, pipe guns, or slam guns) are firearms manufactured other than by a firearms manufacturer or a gunsmith...
- An automatic firearm or fully automatic firearm (to avoid confusion with semi-automatic firearms) is an autoloading firearm that continuously chambers...
- A firearms license (also known as a gun license; or licence in British English) is a license or permit issued by a government authority (typically by the...
- In firearms terminology, an action is the functional mechanism of a breech-loading firearm that handles (loads, locks, fires, extracts, and ejects) the...
- Gun laws and policies, collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control, regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification...
- million firearms were collected and destro****, possibly a third of the national stock. A person must have a firearm licence to possess or use a firearm. Licence...
- A cartridge, also known as a round, is a type of pre-****embled firearm ammunition packaging a projectile (bullet, shot, or slug), a propellant substance...