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  2. 12-pounder long gun - Wikipedia

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    The 12-pounder long gun was an intermediary calibre piece of artillery mounted on warships of the Age of Sail.They were used as main guns on the most typical frigates of the early 18th century, on the second deck of fourth-rate ships of the line, and on the upper decks or castles of 80-gun and 120-gun ships of the line.

  3. Gun laws in Alaska - Wikipedia

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    On July 9, 2010, Governor Sean Parnell signed the Alaska Firearms Freedom Act (HB 186), declaring that certain firearms and accessories are exempt from federal regulation and made it unlawful for any state assets to go toward the enforcement of federal gun laws, an act of de facto nullification. [5] The text can be read here. [6]

  4. Infernal machine (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    Described as a "supergun", the infernal machine was designed to fire 25 rifle barrels at the same time. Each barrel was originally believed to have been loaded with eight bullets and twenty lead pellets, [1] but a thorough inspection of the misfired barrels by Jean Le Page, Arquebusier Ordinaire to the King, showed that each barrel contained about 3.5–4 in (8.9–10.2 cm) of gunpowder, 6 to ...

  5. Gun laws in Guam - Wikipedia

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    Gun laws in Guam regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As Guam is a territory of the United States, many U.S. federal laws apply, as well as Constitutional rulings and protections.

  6. Gun laws in Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Gun laws in Ohio regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1] [2] Summary table. Subject / law

  7. Guns (essay) - Wikipedia

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    "Guns" is a non-fiction essay written by American writer Stephen King on the issue of gun violence, published in 2013. He wrote it after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting , elaborating on why he let the novel Rage (1977) and The Bachman Books (1985), the omnibus in which Rage also appeared, go out of print.

  8. Naxalite–Maoist insurgency - Wikipedia

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    The Court directed the Chhattisgarh government to recover all the firearms, ammunition and accessories. In the court's judgement, the use of Salwa Judum by the government for anti-Naxal operations was criticised for its violations of human rights and for employing poorly trained youth for counter-insurgency roles.

  9. Roadwork (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Roadwork is a thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1981 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books. [1]