... for most juveniles and are involved in more than half of all juvenile firearm offenses. Most juvenile firearm offenses are committed with handguns, with only 18 percent involving shotguns or rifles. In the state of Virginia you must be 21 years or older to purchase a handgun and 18 years or older to purchase a rifle or shotgun. Also you can purchase however ... many shotguns or rifles you want in a day, while only purchasing one handgun every 30 days. As is the case with most offender populations, among juvenile offenders a small number of serious, violent, and chronic ... ...

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... . The reasons however for this are ˜much more political than technological'. The advances in weaponry in the 19TH century with innovations of quick firing artillery, machine-guns and repeating rifles were the cutting edge of the 'new imperialism' abroad. Russia's remarkable economic recovery upset the military equilibrium. Not only did spending on arms increase, but also steps were taken to ... ...

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... , a well-known abolitionist. After two days, the raid ended with the Border Ruffians in control after their triumph. When John Brown heard about this, he rallied his company, the Pottawatomie Rifles, which was made up of about forty men. They left on May 22nd for the thirty-five mile ride to Lawrence, and were met partway with news that Lawrence had ... ...

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... , a well-known abolitionist. After two days, the raid ended with the Border Ruffians in control after their triumph. When John Brown heard about this, he rallied his company, the Pottawatomie Rifles, which was made up of about forty men. They left on May 22nd for the thirty-five mile ride to Lawrence, and were met partway with news that Lawrence had ... ...

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... by the RCMP and the military on the Japanese Canadians tended to focus on investigation of alleged "unlawful drilling [with weapons]" by male Japanese Canadians, reports of caches of Japanese rifles and ammunition, and accounts of suspicious fishing parties of well-dressed Japanese who did not appear to be fishermen. Rumors, plain and fanciful. (Granastein and Johnson 105) It was easy ... ...

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... can and do serve a "higher" purpose by being the tools necessary to bring food to the table. There has been some activity and successes on this front by banning assault rifles and the implementation of waiting periods for handguns (Brady Law). Yet the debate rages on with either side of the issue slinging mud and attempting to refute each other's arguments ... ...

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... proposed the National Firearms Act of 1934. This legislation required registration, police permission and then a prohibitive tax for firearms that were deemed gangster weapons (automatic weapons, sawed-off shotguns and rifles, and silencers). This Act is the reason for the Supreme Court's last decision on the Second Amendment, United States vs. Miller. In 1938, Jack Miller and Frank Layton were indicted ... ...

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