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small-arm

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Noun1.small-arm - a portable gunsmall-arm - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
autoloader, self-loader - a firearm that reloads itself
firing pin - striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer
gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
lock - a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
muzzle loader - an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle
handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm - a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
repeating firearm, repeater - a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading
rifle - a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"
riot gun - a firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death
scattergun, shotgun - firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
sights - an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
smoothbore - a firearm that has no rifling
.22, twenty-two - a .22 caliber firearm (pistol or rifle)


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We spoke in 2003 about Pennsylvania considering not issuing permits for sales and purchase of propellants and small-arms primers.
Representatives from African nations, such as Nigeria, preferred to retain provisions in the document that would restrict small-arms transfers to governments.
 
 
 
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