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firearm Public health A weapon–eg, pistol, rifle, shotgun, that uses an explosive charge to propel a projectile–eg bullet or shot Statistics 330,000 deaths 1980-1989–US; of 35,000 gun-related deaths–US, 1989, 52% were
suicides, 42% homicides; from 1960 to 1980, there was a 100% ↑ in homicide rate, and 150% ↑ in homicide by firearm; from 1933 to 1982, rate of suicides by firearms ↑ 139%. See Ballistics, Black Talon bullet, Drive-by shooting, Shotgun. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Prospective gun owners receive a manual on how to carry a gun for personal protection, from gunfighting tactics covering when and how to shoot to how to avoid trouble, choose an appropriate handgun, and more. The book is crammed with pop-cultural references, too: Boy George shows up, as does Yul Brynner's gunfighting robot from Westworld (1973), and Elvis appears in the role of the king. Whether it be sheep ranchers and farmers in the 1840s gunfighting over Idaho rangeland, Bloods and Crips in the 1980s street fighting over Los Angeles turf, or the U. |
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