Articles related to "Firearm"

Firearms Identification is a forensic science often referred to as ballistics. Forensic ballistics identifies firearm usage in crimes.

Americans own 240 million-plus guns. Chances are some are used in self-defense against criminals. This article offers details relevant to the gun debate in America.

More women are taking to the outdoors. They now have many choices to learn hunting and shooting in an encouraging atmosphere with other women.

Why did firearms, starting out as they did, ever become commonplace in warfare?

Tennessee's governor signed a bill June 12 that allows holders of concealed weapons permits to carry their firearms in any public green space in the state.

Neal Knox: The Gun Rights War is a collection of articles from magazines and newspapers that were written by the founder of the Firearms Coalition.

Firearms account for several thousand homicides and hundreds of thousands of nonfatal but nonetheless serious crimes every year. This article outlines some figures.

The thought of an unsupervised child with a firearm is bone chilling. Proper gun safety can reduce, but not eliminate unthinkable gun accidents.

Federal law provides significant penalties for felons in possession of weapons, unless the felon has his rights restored by the convicting state.

Pirates were fierce and often desperate sailors, who, when forced to fight, utilized a wide variety of weapons to overcome their foes.

Soviet and now Russian cosmonauts have carried firearms in space for decades and continue to do so.

Sam Colt's mother dies. His father's business fails. Sam is hired out as an indentured servant. He realizes a dire need for a repeating firearm.

Glyn Bindon's self-luminous sights and scopes are now standard equipment for thousands of U.S. law enforcement and military personnel as well as hunters.

Samuel Colt begins experimenting with batteries and electricity. He plans a big bang for July 4, 1829.

Many hunters use small craft to reach their favorite hunting spots. Hunting safety includes respecting basic boating safety principals.

Convicted prisoners, including murderers, escape each year from Ford Open Prison and despite the best efforts of Police and Prison authorities not all are recaptured.

In the debate over gun control, Americans will have to decide what part of our individual sovereignty will be sacrificed.

Responsible gun ownership begins with the commitment to safety.

In his Pulitzer Prize-winning study of global human history, Jared Diamond offers a powerful explanation as to why some peoples rose to power and others fell behind

Brownells is the world's largest gunsmithing tools and firearms parts, accessories and specialty equipment supplier in the world.

Kansas Charley, having gone without food for nearly 24 hours, drinks nearly a whole bottle of whiskey, then commits a double murder.

Kansas Charley steals two watches from his landlady and is caught.

Longley is captured and hung by some lawmen but luck is with him. He lives to kill another day.

Sam Colt's exploding 4th of July raft becomes a disaster. His father packs him off to school but it seems Sam is still not through exploding things.

Sam Colt, at age four, causes his first explosion. It was far from his last one. There were many explosions to come before he invented the firearm that made him famous.

The double-barreled shotgun is without a doubt the classic shotgun. Generations of shooters have prized its smooth handling qualties, reliability and sleek appearance.

Farm related injuries claim over 100 lives every year in Canada, far exceeding any other home-based business.

The National Rifle Association web site, (NRA) offers condolences to Family's of victims of Virginia Tech on their Home Page. What they said, and what they omitted.

Security guard training and a passed criminal background check are all that's needed to get a California guard card and begin a career as a private security officer.

When the Ruger firearms company opened in 1949, big names like Remington, Winchester, Colt, and Smith & Wesson dominated. Few expected Sturm & Ruger to succeed.

The Second Amendment addresses gun possession. Its language gives support to advocates of strong gun controls or only limited regulation of citizen ownership.

Gun owners can become comfortable and proficient with firearms by regular shooting practice at a shooting range or hunt club.

Forensic Science has a multitude of opportunities for those interested, so many in fact, that only a few can be mentioned here.

One of Obama's themes during his 2008 presidential campaign was "change." Early in his term, however, "continuity" could describe his work in three policy areas.

Gunslinger Bill Longley: Avoids Wild Bill Hickok, has gunfights in Mexico, is finally apprehended and hung.

The Tennessee Legislature overrode a veto to pass a law allowing individuals with concealed carry permits to bring firearms into restaurants and bars that serve alcohol.

Britain's oldest living inhabitants are ancient yew trees. Their survival is due to superb natural adapability. Their biggest enemy is human expansion.

Emerging from the huge cumbersome swords of the middle ages, the slender and sleek rapier became a status symbol and gave birth to the martial art of fencing

The Longbow came from humble origins in 12th Century Wales, ended Medieval Combat, and found itself on European battlefields as late as 1940.

The weapons and uniforms of the highlanders who served in North America during the French and Indian War

Director Jonathan Rudd details the Metropolitan Police quest to arrest a terrorist suspect, which culminated in the shooting of an innocent man at Stockwell tube station.

Hunter safety classes, offered throughout the U.S., successfully teach hunting, basic outdoor survival skills and wildlife management to all outdoor enthusiasts.

The top 10 auction sites include eBay, another site that shows how to build online auctions, and portals that specialize in jewelry, cars, electronics and even firearms.

A fraternity advisor at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville says Olutosin Oduwole might have gotten idea for rampage from Cartoon Network's Robot Chicken.

South Valley Park is a Jefferson County Open Space park in Colorado that has hiking trails and views of the mountains.

In the 19th century, machines were changing everyday life in many important ways. This led to a widespread craze for all kinds of machines and all things mechanical.

Many pawnbrokers in the US have seen a rise in business as consumers are cut off from more conventional lenders who are anxious to take fewer risks in today's economy.

As eighteen gang members tunnel their way out of a Honduran jail, the question of who really rules the roost in the Honduran prison system re-emerges.

Recent studies present a very strong case for a strong connection between childhood abuse and neglect and later delinquency.

Part of the success of the German Stormtroopers in the First World War was the direct result of careful preparation and focusing on limited objectives.