Adams, John (U.S. President, Vice-President to President Washington)
Afghanistan
Soviet occupation of (1979-1989), 4.0
"Air Taser" -- see stun "guns"
"Assault Weapons" -- see Guns
Amar, Akhil (law professor, Yale University), 2.1
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Appendix VI.
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [U.S.], 1.1.a, Appendix I.
American Federation of Teachers, Appendix VI.
American Indian nations [U.S.]
genocide of, 4.0
American Revolution, 4.0
American Society for Criminology (ASC)
Hindelang Award for Point Blank by Gary Kleck, 1.1
Comparative Criminology award for The Samurai, The Mountie
And The Cowboy, by David Kopel, Appendix III.
American Sports Shooting Council (business group, U.S.), 1.3
Ammunition
armor-piercing, 3.4, 3.4.a, Appendix I.
Black Talon, 3.4.a
pre-fragmented, 3.4.a
Glaser Safety Slug, 3.4.a
"Razor Ammo" (formerly "Rhino Ammo"), 3.4.a
"Rhino," 3.4.a
Anderson, Jack (journalist, author), 3.6
AP [armor piercing, also Associated Press]
Asprey, Robert (author), 4.0
Atlanta, GA
Centennial Olympic Park bombing, 3.0.c
AW ["assault weapon(s)"]
Australia
Sport Shooters Association of Australia, Appendix III.
automatic [in common use this can mean either semi-automatic
or full(y)-auto(matic), i.e. a machinegun. Fully
automatic weapons continue to fire as long as the
trigger is held down, until the magazine is empty.
Full-auto weapons have been taxed and restricted
in the U.S. since 1934 by the National Firearms Act.]
Ayoob, Massad (firearms instructor), 1.0, 1.1.a
Barnes, Ken (author of this FAQ) Email: kebarnes@cc.memphis.edu
[Mr. Barnes is also the author of the 'Hit' List music
FAQ on alt.fan.rush-limbaugh. He is a microbiologist.]
BATF -- see Treasury Dept.
Beccaria, Cesare (Italian criminologist, nobleman), 3.8
Beckmann, Eberhard (German broadcaster), Appendix VI.
Bill of Rights [U.S.] -- see Law
Biocode, Inc., 3.0.c
Black, Phillip (Florida highway patrolman), 3.4
Blackmun, Harry (U.S. Supreme Court Justice), Appendix V.
"Black Rhino" -- see ammunition
Blackstone, Sir William (English jurist, author), 2.0, 2.0.a
Blair, Tony (British prime minister), Appendix III.
B'nai B'rith (Jewish fraternal organization), Appendix VI.
Bock, Alan W. (), Appendix VI.
BoR ["Bill of Rights"]
Bordua, David (sociologist, University of Illinois), 1.0, 1.1.b
Bovard, James (journalist, author), 2.3, 3.0
Brady Act, 3.2, 3.2.a, Appendix I.
Brady, Jim (press secretary to President Reagan), 3.2, Appendix VI.
Brady, Sarah (chairwoman, Handgun Control, Inc.), Appendix VI.
Brandenburg, Bert (U.S. Justice Department Spokesman), Appendix VI.
Brown, Ron (Commerce Secretary for President Clinton), 3.3
Bullet [the part of a round of ammunition which is expelled out
the muzzle in the direction of the target when the gun
is fired. Not the same thing as a cartridge or round.]
"Bulletproof" vests -- see bullet-resistant vests
Bullet-resistant vests, 3.4, 3.4.a
C3I [Command, Control, Communications, (and) Intelligence], 4.0
Caliber [the diameter of the bullet in inches (or millimeters)
which a gun is designed for. In shotguns, the caliber
is expressed as "gauge," or the number of lead spheres
of that diameter which would make up a pound of lead.]
California Highway Patrol (CHP), 3.2
Cambodia (Kampuchea)
Khmer Rouge genocide in, 4.0
"carjacking," [armed robbery/theft of a motor vehicle], 1.1
Carter, Hodding (journalist, author), 2.3
Cartridge [a unit of ammunition, also called a round, or (primarily
among shotgunners --and artillerymen) a shell]
Case [the part of a round of ammunition which remains in the gun
(at least until ejected) when the gun is fired. The case is
usually a brass cup containing the propellant powder and a
form of primer. Spent cases are often called "brass".]
CCW ["concealed carry weapon"]
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) [U.S.], 3.6
Chapman, Mark (assassin), 3.2
Chemical defense sprays, 1.1.a, 3.8.a
and animals, 1.1.a
and effectiveness, 1.1.a
and toxicity, 1.1.a
use of oven cleaner as, 1.1.a
weapons substitution and, 1.1.a
China
Communist (People's "Republic" of China), 4.0
China Jiang An (trading company), 3.3
China Northern Industries Corporation a.k.a. Norinco
(arms manufacturer), 3.3
CITIC (China Trust and Investment Corporation), 3.3
genocide in, 4.0
"People's Liberation Army," 3.3, 4.0
Poly Technologies (arms manufacturer), 3.3
pro-liberty movement in (1989), 4.0
Tien an men Square massacre (1989), 4.0
Chinard, Gilbert (professor, Princeton University), 3.8
Children and guns -- see Guns
Churchill, Winston (British prime minister), Section IV opening quote
Civil rights movement [U.S.], 2.0, 2.3
Civil War [U.S.], 2.0, 2.2, 2.3, Appendix V.
CLEO ["chief law enforcement officer"]
Clark, Ramsey (Attorney General to President Johnson), Appendix I.
Clarke, Arthur C. (author, inventor of communications satellite), 4.0
Clinton, Bill (U.S. President), Section III opening quote, 3.2.a,
Clip -- see Magazine
Colfax, (Louisiana) Massacre [U.S.], 2.3
"collective rights," 2.1
Concealed-carry reform -- see Law
Constitution, U.S. -- see Law
commerce, interstate -- see Law
Commerce, U.S. Department of
Bureau of the Census
/Statistical Abstract of the United States, 3.0.a, 3.0.b, Appendix IV.
Cook, Phillip (criminologist, Duke University), 1.1.c
"Cop-killer" bullet -- see Police
Cottey, Talbert J. (), 3.0.b
Cottrol, Robert (law professor, Rutgers University-Camden), 1.0, 2.0,
Cramer, Clayton (author), 1.0, 2.0, Appendix VI.
Crime
and urban settings, 1.1
and victim selection, 3.1
"carjacking," 1.1
criminals as homicide victims, 1.1
Cruikshank, William (), 2.3
CS [orthochlorobenzal malononitrile, a tear gas, sometimes called
"chemical mace" (after "Mace," a tradename for an older, less
effective tear gas formula made by Smith and Wesson which
actually contained CN, or alphachloroacetophenone). Tear gas is
generally believed to be less effective than OC pepper spray.]
Curtis, Michael Kent (lawyer, author), 2.3
Daly, Kathleen (author), 3.5
Dawes, William (tanner, patriot), 4.0
Day, Dan (contributing author to FAQ), 2.2
Declaration of Independence (U.S.), 2.0.a
Dees, Morris (executive director, Southern Poverty Law Center), 4.0
Department of Justice [U.S.] -- see Justice, Department of [U.S.]
DGU ["defensive gun use"]
Diamond, Fred (insurance and pension consultant), Appendix VI.
Diamond, Raymond (law professor, Tulane University), 2.0, 2.1
"dishonest respondent" hypothesis, 1.1.b, 1.1.c
Dodd, Thomas (U.S. Senator, D-CT), Appendix I.
Dole, Robert (former Senate majority leader, presidential
candidate, R-KS), 3.3
Dowlut, Robert (deputy general counsel, NRA), 2.3
Duckett, Lowell K. (Washington, DC police lieutenant), 3.0.b
Dunblane, Scotland
mass murder, Appendix III.
Dunlap, Jr., Col. Charles J. (U.S.A.F.), 4.0
Dvorchak, Robert (AP reporter), 3.4.a
Dyckman, Martin (journalist), Appendix VI.
Eastwood, Clint (actor, director), 3.6, Appendix I.
Elliot, Jonathan (author), Section II opening quote
Federal Firearms License (FFL), 3.0.a, Appendix I.
Feinstein, Dianne (U.S. Senator, D-CA), Section III opening quote
Ferguson, Colin (mass murderer), 3.2
"fifth auxiliary right," 2.0.a
Fischer, David H. (historian), 4.0
Fletcher, Andrew (Scottish Whig political theorist), 2.0, 2.0.a
"for the common defence" voted down by U.S. Senate, 2.1
"43:1" ratio, 1.1
Franklin, Benjamin (scientist, U.S. Ambassador to France), 2.2
Gallup Poll, 1.1.b
Gauge -- see Caliber
GCA '68 [Gun Control Act of 1968, see Appendix I.]
General Accounting Office (GAO) [U.S.]
Gun Control -- Implementation of the Brady Act (report), 3.2.a
General Services Administration [U.S.]
National Archives, 2.0.a
Germany (Federal Republic)
Deutsche Shutzenbund, Appendix III.
Germany (Third Reich)
genocide in, 4.0
occupation of Poland (1939-1945), 4.0
Gertz, Marc (criminologist, Florida State University), 1.1, 1.1.b
Gibson, James William (author), 4.0
Girardet, Edward (journalist, author), 4.0
Gorbachev, Mikhail (Soviet dictator), 4.0
Grant, Ulysses S. (Union general, U.S. President), 2.3
Gray, William (contributing author to FAQ), 3.0.a
Green, Ernest G. (investment banker), 3.3
Great Britain
and U.S. Revolutionary War, 4.0
Gulag -- see Soviet Union
"Gun Control"
ammunition registration, 3.0
and censorship, 2.1
and children, 1.3
and "collective" rights, 2.1
and crime rates, 1.1.a, 3.8, Appendix II.
and effectiveness, 1.1.a, 3.0, 3.0.b, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.a, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6,
3.7, 3.8, 3.8.a, Appendix II., Appendix IV.
and elitism, 2.1
and non-lethal defense, 1.1.a, 3.8.a
and U.S. Revolutionary War, 4.0
as "public health" measure, 1.1
background checks, 3.2, 3.2.a, Appendix I.
bans, 2.3, 3.0.a, 3.3, 3.4, 3.4.a, 3.5, 3.6, Appendix I.
buy-backs, 3.7
concealed carry, 3.0.a, 3.8, 3.8.a, 3.8.b, Appendix I.,
gun confiscation, 3.0, 3.7, Appendix III.
gun registration, 3.0, 3.0.b, Appendix IV.
licensing gun owners, 3.0, 3.0.a
waiting periods, 3.0.a, 3.2, 3.2.a, Appendix I.
weapons substitution and, 1.1.a, 3.5
Gun Owners of America [U.S.]
addresses and phone numbers, 4.0
Gunpowder -- see Powder
Guns
AK-47 (Avtomat Kalashnikov model 1947), 4.0
Colt M16A2, 1.2.a
lethality of, 3.3
"assault weapons," 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, Appendix I.
and accidents, 1.1, 1.3, 3.0.a
and children, 1.3
and crime deterrence, 1.1, 1.1.a, 1.2, 3.8
and crime rates, 1.1, 3.0.b, 3.8, 3.8.a, Appendix II., Appendix IV.
and defensive effectiveness, 1.1, 1.1.a, 1.2, 3.1, 3.2,
and lethality, 1.2, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5
and mentally ill, 3.2, Appendix I.
and multiple attackers, 1.1.a, 1.2, 3.1, 3.3
and physical strength, 1.2, 3.1, 3.8.a
and poor, 3.5
and safety education, 1.1, 1.3
as medium of exchange in illicit economy, 3.5, 3.7
concealed carry of, 1.2, 3.0.a, 3.5, 3.8, 3.8.a, Appendix I.,
criminal acquisition of, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.a, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8.a
criminal preferences in, 3.5
frequency of use, generally, 1.1, 3.0, 3.0.a
frequency of use in violent crime, 1.1
frequency of use in self-defense, 1.1, 1.1.b, 1.1.c
handguns,
Colt Government Model M1911A1 (.45 semi-auto), 3.5
Glock 17 (9mm semi-auto), 3.6, Appendix I.
Norinco "Model of the 1911A1" (.45 semi-auto), 3.3
Ruger P-89 (9mm semi-auto), 3.2
Smith & Wesson .38 revolver, 3.0.b, 3.5
"Saturday Nite Specials," 1.1.a, 3.5, 3.6
hunting rifles, 3.0.b, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, Appendix I.
machineguns, 1.1.a, 3.3, Appendix I.
number of in U.S., Appendix I.
"plastic," 3.6, Appendix I.
retention of, 1.2
shotguns, 1.1.a, 3.0.b, 3.4, 3.5, Appendix I.
Halbrook, Stephen (lawyer, author), 2.0, 2.1, 2.3, 3.3
Hamilton, Alexander (Treasury Secretary to President Washington), 2.0,
Hamilton, Peter J. (), 2.3
Hammer, Marion (first female president of NRA, first CCW license
holder under Florida's reformed 1987 CCW law), 1.3, Appendix VI.
Handgun Control, Inc. (HCI) [U.S.], 3.4.a
handguns [concealable firearms designed to be held with only one hand,
they are more often used with two hands, for accuracy, and to
help minimize recoil. There are many basic designs, but the
most common are the semi-automatic pistol, the revolver,
and the derringer. Handguns are generally less deadly than
long guns, though in heavier calibers (and especially when
used with hollowpoint ammunition) they can be effective
personal defense weapons. That's why police have them.]
Harris, David A. (), 3.6.a
Harriston, Deborah (journalist), 3.0.c
Hawkins, Gordon (professor, University of California, Berkeley), 3.1
Heaviside pulse gun detector, 3.6.a
Henry, Patrick (orator, governor of Virginia), Section II opening quote
Herbert, Hilary A. (), 2.3
"Hijacker special," 3.6
Hileman, Lawrence (police informant), Appendix I.
Hinckley, Jr., John (attempted assassin), 3.2, Appendix I.
Hitler, Adolf (dictator, mass murderer, German Third Reich), Appendix VI.
Holocaust, 3.0
hollowpoint(s) [a type of ammunition utilizing a bullet with a hollow
tip, often precut or scored so as to expand to a larger
diameter within a target, and transfer more energy to
the target, rather than passing through and possibly
hitting whatever is behind the target. Hollowpoints
help increase the effectiveness of smaller calibers.
Hollowpoints do not "explode," nor are they in any way
"armor-piercing," contrary to erroneous reports by
uninformed members of the press.]
homicides, justifiable, 1.1
House of Representatives, U.S.
Gun Laws and the Need for Self-Defense(1995 hearings), 1.0
Howard, John (Australian prime minister), Appendix III.
Hughes, William J. (D-NJ), Appendix I.
International Association of Chiefs of Police, 1.1.a
"instant-check" system, 3.2, 3.2.a, Appendix I.
"interstate commerce" clause -- see Law
"In The Line Of Fire" (motion picture), 3.6, Appendix I.
Iraq, 1.2.a
Irwin, Donald (Canadian provincial constable), 3.4
Isotag, LLC; 3.0.c
Israel, 1.2.a
Japan
Nihon Raifuru Shageki Kyokai (NRA), Appendix III.
Japanese-Americans, internment of 4.0
Jay, John (first Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court), 3.3
Jefferson, Thomas (U.S. President), 3.8, Section IV opening quote
Jewell, Richard (security guard, 1996 Atlanta Olympics), 3.0.c
Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB, or Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa)
defense of Warsaw Ghetto, 4.0
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) [U.S.]
address and phone numbers, 1.0
"Dial 911 and Die!", 1.0
"'Gun Control' Gateway to Tyranny", see Appendix I.
Johnson, Lyndon (U.S. President), Appendix I.
Justice, Department of [U.S.]
Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Crime Victimization Survey, 1.1, 1.1.b, 1.1.c
National Survey on Private Ownership and Use
of Firearms, 1.1.c
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1.1.b
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [U.S.]
and background checks, 3.0.a, 3.2.a, 3.3, Appendix I.
Uniform Crime Reports, 3.2.a, 3.8, 3.8.a, Appendix II.,
Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 1.2, 3.4
National Institute of Justice
The Armed Criminal in America: A Survey of Incarcerated
Felons, 3.5
Karadzhic, Radovan (Bosnian Serb leader), 1.2.a
Karl, Jonathan (journalist, author), 4.0
Kates, Jr., Donald (lawyer, criminologist), 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
Keen, David (chemist), 3.4.a
Kellerman, Arthur (physician), 1.1
Kellogg, William P. (governor of Louisiana), 2.3
Kemp, Jack (former vice-presidential candidate, R-NY), 3.3
Keneally, Thomas (author), 4.0
Kennedy, Robert (U.S. presidential candidate - 1968), Appendix I.
Kleck, Gary (criminologist, Florida State University), 1.1, 1.1.b, 1.2,
1.3, 3.0, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.8, Appendix II.
Killias, Martin (Swiss sociologist), Appendix III.
King County, WA (U.S.), 1.1
King, Jr., Martin Luther (U.S. civil rights leader), Appendix I.
King, Rodney, (drunk driver) 1.1.a
Knox, Neal (board member, NRA), Appendix VI.
Kopel, David B. (author), 2.0, Appendix III.
Korea
North ("Democratic" People's "Republic" of Korea), 4.0
Kotell, Peter (writer), 3.4.a
Ku Klux Klan (U.S.), 2.3, Appendix V.
Kurzman, Dan (author), 4.0
LaPierre, Wayne (NRA spokesman and chief executive officer)
1.3, 2.1, 3.0, 3.0.a, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7, 3.8
Law
Case law, U.S., 1.0, 2.0, 2.3, 3.2.a, 3.3, Appendix I.
Concealed-carry reform, 3.0.a, 3.8, 3.8.a, 3.8.b, Appendix II.
Constitution, of U.S. states
and RKBA, 2.3
Article I, 2.0
"interstate commerce" clause, Appendix I.
Article II, 2.0
Article V, 2.2
Amendment II, 2.0, 2.0.a, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.3, 4.0, Appendix I.
and military weapons, 3.3
and nuclear weapons, 2.2
application to state and local governments, 2.3
as deterrent to tyranny, 4.0
meaning of "well regulated", 2.0.a
punctuation in, 2.0.a
text of, 2.0
Amendment IX, 2.1
Amendment X, 2.1, 3.2.a, Appendix I.
Amendment XIV, 2.3
and "incorporation" doctrine, 2.3
Constitution, German (Federal Republic), Appendix III.
Constitution, Soviet Union (CCCP), 2.1
Statutes, Australian
"gun control," Appendix III.
Statutes, Canadian
"gun control," Appendix III.
and OC pepper spray, 1.1.a
Statutes, German (Third Reich)
Waffengesetz [Law on Weapons] of March 18, 1938, 3.0, Appendix I.
Statutes, German (Federal Republic)
"gun control," Appendix III.
and OC pepper spray, 1.1.a, Appendix III.
Statutes, Japanese
"gun control," Appendix III.
Statutes, Switzerland
"gun control," Appendix III.
Statutes, United Kingdom
common law RKBA, 2.0
English Bill of Rights, 2.0.a
"gun control," Appendix III.
Statutes, U.S.
federal "gun control" laws, Appendix I.
Enforcement Act (1870), 2.3
Title 10, 2.0
Title 32, 2.0
Statutes, U.S. state and local
"Jim Crow", 2.3
Morton Grove, IL,
handgun ban, 2.3
New York City, NY
"Assault rifle" ban, 3.0
Pasadena, CA
ammunition registration law, 3.0
Statutes, Florida
Title 46, 3.8, 3.8.a, Appendix II.
Statutes, Vermont, 3.8
Washington, D.C.
and OC pepper spray, 1.1.a
Firearms Control Regulations Act (1976), 3.0.b, Appendix IV.
Layton, Frank (), Appendix V.
Law Enforcement - see Police
LEO [law enforcement officer]
Lee, Bruce (founder of Jeet Kune Do martial art, actor), 1.2.a
Lennon, John (entertainer), 3.2
Levinson, Sanford (law professor, University of Texas), 2.1
Lexington and Concord (Mass.)
battles of (U.S. Revolutionary War), 4.0
Library of Congress [U.S.]
The Constitution of the United States, 2.0
Libya, 1.2.a
Litvak, Lilya (Soviet WWII flying ace), 1.2.a
Loftin, Colin (criminologist, University of Maryland), 3.0.b, 3.8.a,
long guns [firearms like rifles and shotguns, as distinguished
from handguns - these are generally more accurate and
deadlier weapons than handguns, but less concealable]
Longstreet, James A. (Confederate general, corps commander to Gen.
Robert E. Lee, cotton-broker, adjutant general of LA militia), 2.3
Lott, John R. (economist, University of Chicago Law School), 3.8.b
Ludwig, Jens (criminologist, Georgetown University), 1.1.c
Machine guns -- see Guns
Magazine [the part of a firearm, often detachable, which holds
ammunition and feeds it into the gun via a spring
mechanism. Sometimes (incorrectly) called a clip.
Clips are pieces of metal which can be used to load
a non-detachable magazine.]
Madison, James (U.S. President), 2.1, 3.3
Malcolm, Joyce (historian, Harvard University), 1.0, 2.0
McDowall, David (criminologist, University of Maryland), 3.0.b, 3.8.a
McEnery, John D. (LA gubenatorial candidate - 1872), 2.3
(Mc)Kinney, Jesse (farmer, father of five, Grant Parish, LA), 2.3
McReynolds, James C. (U.S. Supreme Court Justice), Appendix V.
Media reports
ABC-TV, 3.4.a
American Educator, Appendix VI.
American Firearms Industry, 3.4.a
Associated Press, 3.4.a, 3.8.a, 3.8.b
CBS-TV,
"Meet the Press," 3.3
"60 Minutes," Section III opening quote
CNN, "Larry King Live," 3.3
generally, 1.1.c
Guns and Ammo, Appendix VI.
Houston Post, 3.2.a
Los Angeles Times, 3.0
MTV (Music Television), "Enough is Enough," Section III
National Review, Appendix VI.
NBC-TV, 3.4
New England Journal of Medicine, 1.1, 3.0.b
Newsweek, 3.4.a
New York Times, 3.4.a
Playboy, Appendix VI.
Soldier of Fortune, Appendix VI.
Wall Street Journal, 3.4.a
Metaksa, Tanya (lobbyist for NRA), 3.4.a
"militia clauses" -- see Law
Militia, [U.S.], 2.0, 2.1, 4.0
militia, negro, 2.3
Miller, Jack (), Appendix V.
Millimeter-wave imaging (MMWI), 3.6.a
Millitech, Inc., 3.6.a
Minutemen (U.S. Revolutionary War), 4.0
MNNM [from the phrase "murder/non-negligent manslaughter"
as used in the FBI'sUniform Crime Reports]
"more gun dealers than gas stations," 3.0.a
Morton Grove, IL, 2.3
Morton, Chris (contributing author to FAQ), 1.2.a
Moynihan, Daniel (U.S. Senator, D-NY), 3.4.a
Muhlenberg, Frederick (Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
in the First Congress, U.S. Representative, Federalist-PA), 2.0.a
Mui Ng, (according to tradition, founder of Wing Chun Kung Fu), 1.2.a
Mujahedeen ["fighters of God"] militia (Afghanistan), 4.0
Mustard, David (economist, University of Chicago), 3.8.b
NFA [National Firearms Act of 1934, see Appendix I., also
weapons restricted by the act, such as machineguns,
short-barreled shotguns and rifles, and silencers]
Nash, Christopher C. (candidate for sheriff, Grant Parish, LA), 2.3
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
National Research Council
Marking, Rendering Inert and Licensing of Explosive
Materials, 3.0.c
National Guard [U.S.]
as organized militia, 2.0
National Rifle Association (NRA) [U.S.], 1.3, 3.2.a, 3.4, 3.4.a,
addresses and phone numbers, 1.3
and gun safety, 1.3
"Eddie Eagle" program (K-6), 1.3
and legislation, 3.4, 3.6, Appendix I.
National Safety Council [U.S.], 1.3, 3.0.a
Nelson, Levi (Allen?) (), 2.3
Nurnberg War Crimes Trials, Appendix I.
OC [oleoresin capsicum, the active ingredient in hot peppers]
Office of Technology Assessment (U.S.)
Taggants in Explosives, 3.0.c
Oklahoma City, OK bombing, 3.0.c
Okleberry, Kevin (contributing author to FAQ), 3.0.b
Olin Foundation, 3.8.b
Oven cleaner, 1.1.a
Oxford English Dictionary, 2.0
Paine, Thomas (author, revolutionary), Section I opening quote
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), 1.2.a
Patriot air defense missile, 1.2.a
Pepper spray, 1.1.a
Perpich, Rudy (governor of MN), Appendix V.
Personal alarms, 1.1.a
Pinchback, Pinckney B. S. (lieutenant governor of Louisiana), 2.3
"Pious frauds," Appendix VI.
Poland
Solidarity [Solidarnosc] movement, 4.0
Warsaw Ghetto uprising (1943), 4.0
and armor-piercing ammunition, 3.4
and chemical defense sprays, 1.1.a
and effectiveness, 1.1
and Glock 17, 3.6
and stun guns, 1.1.a
disarmed by attacker, 1.2
killed with armor-piercing bullet, 3.4
killed with service weapon, 1.2, 3.4
responsibilities of, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 3.2, 3.8
transition to semi-automatics as sidearm, 3.5
Police Foundation (U.S.), 1.1.c
Polsby, Daniel (law professor, Northwestern University), 1.0, 3.8.a
Port Arthur, Tasmania (Australia),
mass murder, Appendix III.
Powder, propellant [Commonly called "gunpowder," or simply "powder".
In modern firearms, the traditional recipe of the ancient Chinese
(potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur) is replaced by a faster
cleaner-burning explosive, termed "smokeless powder," usually
containing nitrocellulose (also known as "guncotton"), which is
prepared by treating cellulose fibers with nitric acid. Curiously,
the Chinese used their explosive invention primarily for artistic,
ceremonial, and signaling purposes, in fireworks; but its application
by the Europeans as a weapon is generally credited by military
historians as the beginning of the end of castles and armed knights
(eventually, the end of feudalism and royalty itself). The heavy
sulfurous smoke of those battlefields is still with us each summer
in the U.S. as we celebrate our Independence Day, the 4th of July.]
Prescott, Dr. Samuel (physician, patriot), 4.0
Pratt, Larry (executive director, Gun Owners of America), 4.0
Primer [In modern firearms, a shock-sensitive chemical mixture which
when struck ignites the propellant powder in a round of
ammunition, also the small deformable metal cup containing
the priming mixture. Rimfire cartridges, such as the popular
.22 cal. long rifle, do not contain a separate primer, but
have the priming mixture cast into the deformable rim of
the brass case. Priming mixtures once commonly contained
mercury fulminate, which causes corrosion to exposed metal
surfaces, such as those inside the barrel. Modern primers
typically substitute lead salts like lead styphnate and/or
lead azide, along with an oxidizing agent like potassium
chlorate, plus other agents such as lead thiocyanate, antimony
sulfide, and ground glass or carborundum, to act as stabilizers,
fuels, sensitizers, binders, etc. There is some concern that
the lead compounds produced by the burning of the priming
mixture can result in health problems for shooters, particularly
in poorly ventilated indoor ranges, much as lead anti-"knock"
compounds in gasoline/petrol were once a source of environmental
lead exposure in air pollution. There are lead-free primers
specifically designed to minimize these problems, and which
are becoming more popular with those shooters, like police
agencies, who operate indoor ranges. As responsible gun
owners know, all the lead should be sent downrange!]
Prohibition (of alcohol), [U.S.], Appendix I.
Public Health Service (U.S.)
National Center for Health Statistics
Vital Statistics of the United States, 3.0.b, Appendix IV.
Quadaffi, Muammar (Libyan dictator), 1.2.a, 3.6
Quakers -- see Society of Friends
Quigley, Paxton (firearms instructor, author), 1.0
Rable, George C. (), 2.3
Rafsanjani, Hashemi (Iranian executive vice-president), 1.2.a
Rand, Kristen (federal policy director, Violence Policy Center), 3.8.b
Rangell, Charles (U.S. Representative, D-NY), Appendix I.
Reay, Donald T. (chief medical examiner, King County, WA), 1.1
Reagan, Ronald (U.S. President), 3.2
Reconstruction Era [U.S.], 2.3
Register, R. C. (judge, Grant Parish, LA), 2.3
Rehnquist, William (U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice), Appendix V.
Reloading, 3.0
Reno, Janet (Attorney General to President Clinton), Appendix VI.
Revere, Paul (silversmith, patriot), 4.0
Reynolds, Glenn H. (law professor, U. of Tennessee), 2.2
Rice, Alan (writer, board member JPFO), 3.0, 3.3
RKBA ["right to keep and bear arms," from the phrase in Amendment II
of the United States federal Constitution]
Rixham, Jr., John (Woodlawn, MD police officer), 3.4
Roberts, Sandra (journalist), 3.0.c
Rockefeller, Jay (U.S. Senator, D-WV), 3.3, Appendix IV.
Roper Center (polling organization, U.S.), 1.1.b
Rossi, Peter (author), 3.5
Rotem, Simha [a.k.a. Simcha Rathajzer, or "Kazik"] (ZOB fighter), 4.0
Russert, Tim (television journalist), 3.3
Safety rules, Appendix III.
Salvi, Al (U.S. Senate candidate, R-IL), Appendix VI.
Seldes, George (author, journalist), 2.1
select fire [capable of single shot, multi-shot burst, or full
automatic (machinegun) rate of fire]
semi-auto(matic) [fires one shot per pull of trigger, ejects case,
loads another round into chamber]
Senate, U.S.
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms (report), 2.1
Federal Firearms Legislation (1968 hearings), Appendix I.
Schindler, Oskar (German war profiteer and industrialist), 4.0
"Schindler's List" (motion picture), 4.0
Schulman, J. Neil (author, screenwriter), 1.0
Schumer, Charles (U.S. Rep., D-NY), 3.4.a
Schwartz, Bernard (law professor, New York University), 2.0
Schwizer, Peter (author, journalist), 4.0
Second Amendment -- see Law
Shalhope, Robert (historian, University of Oklahoma), 2.1
Shanley, Agnes (editor, Chemical Engineering), 3.0.c
Shaw, Daniel (sheriff, Grant Parish, LA), 2.3
SHU [Scoville Heat Units, a pharmacological measure of the "heat"
in hot peppers. Formerly conducted by a panel of human tasters,
the SHU scale has now been calibrated with instrumental methods,
and is measured via HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography).
Bell peppers are assigned a zero, jalapenos rate about 5,000 SHU,
and the hottest edible peppers, habaneros (Capsicum chinense),
about 200-300,000 SHU. By contrast, the pepper extracts used in
chemical defensive sprays have an effective dose of between
1,500,000 and 2,000,000 SHU.]
Simkin, Jay (research director, JPFO), 3.0, 3.3, Appendix I.
Singletary, Otis (), 2.3
small arms [handheld firearms such as rifles, pistols, and shotguns
as distinguished from crew-served artillery]
(Society of) Friends ["Quakers", pacifist Christian denomination], 2.1
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Enginers (SPIE), 3.6.a
Solomon, Gerald (U.S. Representative, R-NY), 3.3
Solzhenitsyn, Alexsandr (author, Soviet political prisoner), 4.0
Soviet Union [CCCP, Soyuz Sovetskykh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublic]
constitution of -- see Law, Constitution, Soviet Union
genocide in, 4.0
Gulag, 2.1
occupation of Afghanistan (1979-1989), 4.0
Spielberg, Steven (producer, director), 4.0
"sporting purposes," 2.1, Appendix I.
Sprays, chemical defense -- see Chemical defense sprays
Squirt gun
"Super Soaker," 3.6
Stalin, Josef (a.k.a. Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili,
Soviet dictator, mass murderer), 2.1
"Star Trek" (television series, U.S.), 1.1.a
Stevens, John Paul (U.S. Supreme Court Justice), Appendix V.
Stinger anti-aircraft missile (U.S.), 4.0
Story, Joseph (U.S. Supreme Court Justice), Appendix V.
Strong, Sanford (former San Diego police officer, author), 1.0
Sugarmann, Josh (executive director, Violence Policy Center),
Supreme Court [U.S.], 1.0, 2.0, 2.3, 3.3, Appendix V.
SWAT [Special Weapons and Tactics, or paramilitary police]
Switzerland
ProTell [gun owners association], Appendix III.
"Taggants," 3.0.c
TASER [Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle, a whimsical name given
to the police stun gun by its inventor. Taken from
the 'Tom Swift' children's book adventure series.]
Taser, Air -- see stun "guns"
Tear gas, 1.1.a
Thomas, Andrew (author), 3.3
Thomas, Clarence (U.S. Supreme Court Justice), Appendix V.
Tillman, Alexander (), 2.3
Trail, Jeffrey (), 3.2
Trie, Yah Lin "Charlie" (restauranteur), 3.3
Trigger locks, 1.3
Treasury Department [U.S.]
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (BATF), 3.0, 3.0.a, 3.2.a,
3.4, 3.4.a, 3.5, Appendix I.
University of Maryland study, 3.0.b, 3.8.a, Appendix II., Appendix IV.
Urban, Mark (journalist, author), 4.0
van Alstyne, William (law professor, Duke University), 2.1
Van Atta, Dale (journalist), 3.6
Versace, Gianni (designer), 3.2
Waffengesetz - see Law, German Statutes (Third Reich)
Waffen-SS [Shutzstaffel, armed elite guard], (German Third Reich), 4.0
Waite, Morrison R. (U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice), Appendix V.
Walker, Bob (lobbyist for HCI), 3.4.a
Waller, Roger (Dayton, OH police officer, murderer), Appendix I.
Wang Jun (financier, arms dealer), 3.3
Wang Zhen (Communist Chinese general), 3.3
Ward, William (captain of Grant Parish, LA negro militia,
LA state legislator), 2.3
Warfare
guerilla, 4.0
telecommunications and, 4.0
Warmoth, Henry C. (governor of Louisiana), 2.3
Warsaw Ghetto uprising -- see Poland
Washington, D.C., 1.1.a, 3.0.b, Appendix IV.
Washington, George (U.S. President)
"liberty teeth" quote, Appendix VI.
Weapon substitution, 1.1.a, 3.5
Webster, Noah (lexicographer, patriot), 2.0
"well regulated" -- see Law, Amendment II
White League [racist organization, U.S.], Appendix V.
Wiersema, Brian (criminologist, University of Maryland), 3.0.b
Williams, Mike (journalist), Appendix VI.
Wintemute, Garen (physician, University of California, Davis), 1.1.b
Woods, William (U.S. Supreme Court Justice), Appendix V.
World Trade Center (NY) bombing, 3.0.c
Wright, James (sociologist, Tulane University), 3.5
Wu, Corinna, 3.0.c
Zelman, Aaron (executive director, JPFO), 3.0, 3.3, Appendix I.
Zimring, Franklin E. (criminologist, law professor, University
of California at Berkeley), 3.1
ZOB -- see Jewish Fighting Organization
