is a fascinating World War II semi-automatic rifle. In the sub-sections below I will describe the developement history of the gun, the service history, and info on different versions. I wanted to add diagrams of the M1 rifle but the pictures are copyrighted and I was not able to download but the diagrams could be found at <a href="http://www.chestnutridge.com/gchart.asp">http://www.chestnutridge.com/gchart.aspDevelopment HistoryThe origins of the United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 begin around
Looking down the barrel of the gun, taking aim, not even breathing, not moving a muscle except for a single finger. Sharp shooters are admired for their incredible accuracy and precision, especially during the nineteenth century when guns were less reliable. The ability to hit small moving objects going at increasingly fast speeds left many people in awe of those with sharp shooting abilities. What proved to be even more incredible than just sharp shooting abilities alone is that fact that women
achieve once again. According to PolicyMic.com, The Assault Weapons Ban of 1994, or otherwise known as the Act of 1994 or The Crime Bill, was instituted in September 13th, 1994. The United States law prohibited or otherwise banned the production of semi-automatic firearms and ammunition feeding devices, more commonly known as magazines. This bill would later be ruled unconstitutional in 2004 during an era of right wing reign in the government. Many left wings and ... ... middle of paper ... ... right
The NRA argues that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees individuals the right to own and carry guns. They are concerned that federal regulations will continue to increase until owning a handgun will be difficult to achieve, infringing on their Constitutional rights. They also argue that if law-abiding citizens have guns, they are safer from criminals, bringing crime rates down. Con 1 Freedom has a price. For free speech the price is political dissent like flag burning
phenomenally powerful tool of destruction is less than wise. As an alternative, this paper proposes to limit access to such powerful devices (semi-automatic firearms) through the use of tracking methods, restricted sales, and heavier penalties for illegal possession of firearms. The firearms most specifically addressed are semi-automatic weapons including repeating rifles and handguns. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution (in the Bill of Rights) specifically grants U.S. citizens the
Regulate Guns In the United States, we will let almost anyone purchase a gun. We need to regulate these dangerous weapons and provide a safer environment for our citizens. There has been a debate in our government for a long time concerning how and when guns should be regulated. It seems that most people who are against gun control do not care or do not understand that regulating guns is a necessity for safety. If guns were more regulated we would not have as many accidental shootings or planned
people have died from mass shootings in the past seven years and an assault rifle was used in twelve of the forty-three mass shootings in the past four years. The U.S. Department of Defense has long defined assault rifles as fully automatic rifles used for military purposes. The National Firearm Act of 1934 prohibited fully automatic weapons in the United States. The 1994 Assault Weapon Ban prohibited semi and fully automatic weapons and any weapon with military style characteristics. California Senator
arrived in the parking lot a few minutes before lunch “A” began. They proceeded to the top of the west entrance steps, the highest point on campus each carrying a 20 lb. duffle bag. Armed with two sawed-off shotguns, a 9mm semi-automatic carbine rifle, and a 9mm Tec-9 semi-automatic pistol, in just 18 minutes they murdered 13 innocent people and injured 24 more. The story I speak of is the Columbine Tragedy. INTRODUCTION TO TOPIC: A tragedy that would have been prevented if the US had a uniform national
to this there is an overreliance on expert witnesses to determine the lethality of a firearm thus leading to longer and more expensive trials. Furthermore, for the purposes of this legislation (Firearms Act 1968) it is unclear whether low power air rifles or poorly modified imitation firearms which cause reduced harm can come under the banner of lethal. This is further complicated by section 21 of the Firearms Act 1968 which gives provisions on those who have served a sentence by the courts and places
cover up this sound by coughing very loud each time the trigger was pressed The gun was a pistol, non-automatic. It was amazingly powerful though. This weapon was known as the 'desert eagle'. The bullets it fired went so fast, that you only saw them once they'd hit something. John had also managed to smuggle another firearm into school. This one was also a pellet gun but it was a semi-automatic M16 sub-machine gun and was capable of holding much more ammunition. It could unload a whole magazine
the middle of the night. He hurdled out of bed and went for his automatic rifle. As he opened his bedroom door, a man with bloodshot eyes stood in his hall barreling toward him. The homeowner puts the sights on the man and fires once with no effect. The homeowner then fires twelve more times before the colossal, bloodshot eyes burglar goes down. The man, shaking in his shoes, calls the police knowing that if he didn’t have that rifle and the hasty shots, the burglar would have probably hurt him. Or
Many people drive a car everyday and it is usually an automatic. Not many people today know how or want to drive a manual. With many automatic cars being sold the most there are hardly any manual cars. Learning to drive a manual can be difficult, but luckily I will tell you how you can drive one and before I do that I will tell you why it is good to learn. I will also tell you why it is becoming rare to see someone drive a manual. Some of the problems that exists with the reason not wanting to drive
Bradley White Miss Royse English 4 8 March 2015 People Should Drive Automatic Manual cars are slowly starting to automatically fade away. In today’s society it seems that there is not really a use for manuals anymore. Some of the only few uses for manual transmissions anymore is racing. Besides that, there isn’t really a use for them. It just seems to be that they are a thing of the past. It just seems like they are a thing of the past. Let’s be real here, manuals are basically gone. Nobody
Shift Manual transmission versus automatic transmission, the age old debate of their merits and benefits. Today, automatic cars have become nearly ubiquitous, decreasing the amount of people who feel it necessary to learn to drive manual. Once upon a time, being able to drive a manual transmission car was seen as a sense of pride, but today it is not regarded as such. Driving manual can be a very useful life skill due to the fact that it helps with a variety of things; such as gas mileage, repair
rivalry between automatic and manual transmissions When buying a new car you always hear the option of do you want a manual or automatic transmission, most people will always chose automatic, for the simple fact that it is easier and safer to drive. Ever since the automatic transmission was made, the market for manual transmissions has gone down dramatically in passenger cars and light vehicles. Most would agree that the sibling rivalry between automatic and manual transmissions
Transmission According the to LA Times less than 3% of all cars sold in the U.S. have manual transmissions. Manual cars ,also known as “stickshifts”, were the first type of transmissions used in automobiles and gradually have been fazed out for automatics over the past few decades. One of the major reasons for the lack of manual cars is there is less of a demand for them. An abundance of people do not know how to drive manuals therefore the demand for them is diminishing. Nevertheless learning to
You might be wondering why anyone would even need to know how to drive a manual transmission. After all, your car and every other car you’ve driven is an automatic transmission. You put the car from park to drive and that’s it. Simple, right? Yes, automatic transmissions are easy and pretty much anyone with a pulse can manage an automatic transmission without messing up. Although, there are some special people who accidentally put their car in drive when they meant to put it in reverse, which
John Moses Browning who is often referred to as the “Father of modern firearms” was born in Ogden, Utah on January 23, 1855. The younger John Browning was well suited for his soon to be chosen field of firearms manufacturer as his father Johnathan had been a gunsmith for many years with many original firearm designs of his own. This afforded John Browning the opportunity to be exposed to the art of gunsmithing early on, and his ingenuity and God given abilities were quickly compounded by the invention
accurate. Certain units preferred, the Thompson submachine gun it was fully automatic and reliable. Auto-ordnance history, states, “The Thompson was most popular among specialized troops such as Rangers, Marine Raiders, armored, and parachute units.” (Charles H. Smith, page 2). However, other military branches disdained Thompsons because they were inaccurate. The Standard issue M-1 Garand was the most popular rifle carried during WWII. The M1 Garand was durable, accurate, and had a high firing
illegal to own an assault rifle; an assault rifle is defined as a rapid-fire, magazine-fed automatic rifle designed for infantry use, which is not what an AR-15 is. The AR-15 rifle is a semi-automatic rifle meant for the common citizen to use in sport shooting, hunting, and to keep unwanted things off of one’s property, such as coyotes and other animals. Semi-automatic firearms are not fully-automatic military machine guns. Gun control supporters say that semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15 are “military-style