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A liberal in the NRA
Firearms --- Firearms ownership --- Gun ownership --- Ownership of firearms --- Guns --- Small arms --- Weapons --- Shooting --- Social aspects --- History. --- Souter, Gerry.
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This book is a history of firearms across the world from the 1100s up to the 1700s, from their invention in China to the time when European firearms had become clearly superior. It asks why it was the Europeans who perfected firearms when it was the Chinese who had invented them, and answers this question by looking at how firearms were used throughout the world. Early firearms were restricted to infantry and siege warfare, limiting their use outside of Europe and Japan. Steppe and desert nomads imposed a different style of warfare on the Middle East, India, and China - a style with which firearms were incompatible. By the time that better firearms allowed these regions to turn the tables on the nomads, Japan's self-imposed isolation left Europe with no rival in firearms design, production, or use, with consequences that are still with us today.
Firearms --- 355.014 --- 623.44 --- 355.014 Bewapening --- Bewapening --- History --- Hand weapons. Firearms. Small arms. Side arms. Protective equipment --- History.
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In 1997, the Walloon region took a crucial decision : the take over of a weapon company established in Herstal. Since then, the FN Herstal had become one of the world leading company in the “Small Arms and Light Weapons” industry. With the introduction of the European Union and the common market, rules have changed leading the state- owned businesses to act as a private investor to avoid any competition issues. In 2001 the world saw the United States attacked on its own soil. This event was the first step of an armament race that hasn’t been seen since the 80’s. After this attack, a major part of countries increased their armament arsenal to fight the terrorism or to show to their neighbors the power of their army. Today’s tensions across the globe show us that this race to armament is not over fifteen years after the New-York attacks. The first part of the thesis analyses the military expenditures by country in each region of the world and tries to give an explanation to the fluctuations observed. The second part of this thesis analyses the legislation put in place by the European Union, the Belgian government and the Walloon region concerning the sales of military weapons. The last part provides an analysis on the liquidity, profitability and financial health of four armament companies specialized in the SAWL market both private and public and try to distinguish whether the state participation in the capital of those firms influence their performance. The method of analysis includes several ratios such as the return on equity, the Earnings Before Interests and Taxes or the current ratio to name a few. The analysis shows that even if one of the state-run company analyzed is more performing than the others, it doesn’t mean that the public entities are more performing that the private ones. The good financial health of a company takes its roots in the decision taken by the management and the strategy put in place by it.
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Firearms and crime --- Firearms --- Violence --- Violent behavior --- Social psychology --- Guns --- Small arms --- Weapons --- Shooting --- Crime and firearms --- Crime --- Research --- Social aspects
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Gun control --- Firearms --- Guns --- Small arms --- Weapons --- Shooting --- Control of guns --- Firearms control --- Handgun control --- Safety measures --- Design and construction --- Government policy
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Gun control. --- Firearms --- Guns --- Small arms --- Weapons --- Shooting --- Control of guns --- Firearms control --- Gun control --- Handgun control --- Safety measures. --- Government policy
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Firearms --- Gun control --- Control of guns --- Firearms control --- Handgun control --- Guns --- Small arms --- Weapons --- Shooting --- Law and legislation --- Government policy --- Concealed weapons
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Children and violence --- Gunshot wounds --- Firearms --- Guns --- Small arms --- Weapons --- Shooting --- Bullet wounds --- Penetrating wounds --- Violence and children --- Violence --- Violence in children --- Prevention.
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Gifts from the Thunder Beings examines North American Aboriginal peoples' use of Indigenous and European distance weapons in big-game hunting and combat. Beyond the capabilities of European weapons, Aboriginal peoples' ways of adapting and using this technology in combination with Indigenous weaponry contributed greatly to the impact these weapons had on Aboriginal cultures. This gradual transition took place from the beginning of the fur trade in the Hudson's Bay Company trading territory to the treaty and reserve period that began in Canada in the 1870s.Technological ch
Firearms --- Bow and arrow --- Indian weapons --- Arrows --- Bows (Archery) --- Weapons --- Archery --- Guns --- Small arms --- Shooting --- Indians --- Weapons, Indian --- History. --- Arms and armor
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wapenhandel --- Polemology --- Economic relations. Trade --- Middle East --- Northern Africa --- Europe --- EU --- arms trade --- arms transfers --- dual-use technology --- small arms --- landmines --- arms trade regulations --- export control --- North Africa --- Arms trade --- Arms transfers --- Dual-use technology --- Small arms --- Landmines --- Arms trade regulations --- Export control