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Bullet Hoses: Semiautomatic Assault Weapons—What Are They? What’s So Bad About Them?
This study traces the design history of assault weapons from the 1944 Nazi Sturmgewehr (STG) 44 to the current Bushmaster XM-15, the assault rifle used by the Washington, DC-area snipers. Bullet Hoses shows how civilian…
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“Officer Down”—Assault Weapons and the War on Law Enforcement
This study reveals the threat of assault weapons to law enforcement officers throughout the United States. The study reveals that at least 41 of the 211 law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty…
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Firearms Production in America: A Listing of Firearm Manufacturers in America with Production Histories Broken Out by Firearm Type and Caliber, 2002 Edition
This study details gun production in the United States from 1975 to 2000. The report reveals that in 2000 (the most recent year for which data is available) 1,282,000 handguns were produced in the United…
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“Just Like Bird Hunting” – The Threat to Civil Aviation From 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles
This study details the threat of military-bred 50 caliber sniper rifles to aviation and passengers throughout the United States. It discusses the range and striking power of the 50 caliber sniper rifle and its ammunition…
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Sitting Ducks: The Threat to the Chemical and Refinery Industry From 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles
This study provides detailed information about a serious threat to refinery and hazardous-chemical facilities: the 50 caliber sniper rifle and the armor-piercing, incendiary, and explosive ammunition it is capable of firing accurately over thousands of…
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License to Kill IV: More Guns, More Crime
This study shows that Texas concealed handgun license holders have been arrested 5,314 times since the concealed handgun license law went into effect an average of two and one-half arrests every day from January 1,…
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Every Handgun is Aimed at You: The Case for Banning Handguns
This book makes the convincing case that the only way to reduce gun violence is to ban handguns completely. Widely recognized in other industrialized countries, this truth remains largely unspoken in the United States, even…
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The U.S. Gun Industry and Others Unknown: Evidence Debunking The Gun Industry’s Claim That Osama Bin Laden Got His 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles From The U.S. Afghan-Aid Program
This study rebuts gun industry claims that twenty-five 50 caliber sniper rifles obtained by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s were part of U.S. government aid to Afghan rebels fighting Soviet invaders. Based on interviews…
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From the Gun War to the Culture War: How the NRA Has Become the Pillar of the Right
This report documents how the NRA has expanded from its pro-gun roots into a defender of the conservative values which Heston describes as a “cultural war.” In doing so, the NRA has become the dominant…
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“A .22 For Christmas”—How the Gun Industry Designs and Markets Firearms for Children and Youth
This study reveals that the gun industry has unleashed a new wave of smaller, lighter versions of adult firearms and is marketing them as youth models for use by children as young as four years…
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Firearms Training for Jihad in America
The VPC has obtained the full text of a pamphlet that urges Muslim holy warriors to use lax firearms laws in the United States to get sniper and military assault rifle training in order to…
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Unintended Consequences
This study reveals that for entirely practical reasons handguns in particular are a dangerous choice for all but a tiny minority of exceptionally well-trained people who maintain their skills with regular and intensive practice. The…