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  2. Gun laws of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Gun laws in Australia are predominantly within the jurisdiction of Australian states and territories, with the importation of guns regulated by the federal government.In the last two decades of the 20th century, following several high-profile killing sprees, the federal government coordinated more restrictive firearms legislation with all state governments.

  3. Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter - Wikipedia

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    The Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter (also known as the Hopkinsville Goblins Case or Kelly Green Men Case) was a claimed close encounter with extraterrestrial beings in 1955 near the communities of Kelly and Hopkinsville in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. UFOlogists regard it as one of the most significant and well-documented cases in ...

  4. Tipu Sultan - Wikipedia

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    Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. Siege of Seringapatam (1799) Siege of Bahadur Benda. Tipu Sultan ( Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu; 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore or "Tiger of Mysore", [2] [3] was the Indian Muslim ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. [4] He was a pioneer of rocket artillery.

  5. Nordyke v. King - Wikipedia

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    Nordyke v. King. Russell Allen Nordyke, et al v. Mary V. King, et al. Nordyke v. King was a case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in which a ban of firearms on all public property and whether the Second Amendment should be applied to the state and local governments is to be decided.

  6. Tiger II - Wikipedia

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    Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. The Tiger II was a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, [a] often shortened to Tiger B. [9] The ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 182. [9] (. Sd.Kfz. 267 and 268 for command vehicles).

  7. Browning Auto-5 - Wikipedia

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    Feed system. Two or four round tubular magazine, plus 1 in the chamber. The Browning Automatic 5, most often Auto-5 or simply A-5, is a recoil-operated semi-automatic shotgun designed by John Browning and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. It was the first successful semi-automatic shotgun design, and remained in production until 1998.

  8. Red Queen (anti-aircraft gun) - Wikipedia

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    Red King and Red Queen were experimental revolver cannon anti-aircraft guns developed for the British Army during the 1950s. Red King was a two-barrel design from Oerlikon, Red Queen was a single-barrel water-cooled design. The project was cancelled with the introduction of the Bofors 40 mm/L70, which became the standard anti-aircraft gun for ...

  9. The Gatling Gun - Wikipedia

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    Plot. Lured by Apache gold, two cavalry troopers desert their post, killing some of their fellow troopers in order to steal a Gatling Gun. The devious two use a pacifist pastor to bring the weapon across the country. A pursuing cavalry patrol kills one of the deserters and captures the other, however the recovered weapon has been made inoperable.