the equivalent of the stock on a gun. The term stock in reference to firearms dates to 1571 is derived from the Germanic word Stock, meaning tree trunk...

the first bump stock-type devices, the Akins Accelerator invented by Bill Akins, was deemed by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...

Firearms in Canada are federally regulated through the Firearms Act and related provisions of the Criminal Code. Regulation is largely about licensing...

propellant in firearms and as a pyrotechnic composition in fireworks. Since 1886, most firearms use smokeless powder. Black powder substitute: A firearm propellant...

In firearms terminology and at law, the firearm frame or receiver is the part of a firearm which integrates other components by providing housing for...

Older firearms typically used black powder as a propellant, but modern firearms use smokeless powder or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with...

An automatic firearm or fully automatic firearm (to avoid confusion with semi-automatic firearms) is an autoloading firearm that continuously chambers...

Stock (firearms), a part of a gun which interfaces with the shoulder or hand Stock (food), a liquid flavoring base for soups and sauces Stock (geology)...

million firearms were collected and destroyed, possibly a third of the national stock. A person must have a firearm licence to possess or use a firearm. Licence...

categories: Category A: Category A1: Firearms disguised as another object, firearms with fully automatic fire capacities, firearms of a caliber greater than 20mm...