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Pistol
Encyclopedia Article
Pistol, short-barreled firearm designed to be held in one hand.
For information on:
- all types of pistols, see Handgun; Small Arms
- a type of repeating pistol, see Revolver
- marksmanship with pistols, see Target Shooting
- legal regulation of pistol ownership and use, see Gun Control
- Very pistol, a kind of pistol used for pyrotechnics, see Fireworks: Military Flares and Smoke Screens
- formal personal combat with pistols, see Duel
- smokeless powder, see Explosives: Propellants
- guns as criminal evidence, see Crime Detection: Firearms Examinations
- Crime Control and Safe Streets Act and regulation of interstate shipment of pistols, see United States (Government): Increasing Federal Involvement
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