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Gun dog
Gun dog (gundog): a dog trained to find, point, flush, or retrieve game for hunters, grouped as pointers, flushing spaniels, retrievers, and HPR breeds; AKC Sporting Group, over 50 breeds developed in the 1700s-1800s.
Gun fu
Gun fu is choreographed close-quarters gunplay in action films and games, blending firearms with kung-fu-style movement. Associated with John Woo's Hong Kong heroic bloodshed films and the John Wick franchise.
Gun law in the United States
Gun law in the United States: federal-state framework built on the 1934 NFA and 1968 Gun Control Act, NICS background checks, ATF administration, Heller-Bruen-Rahimi Second Amendment doctrine, and RAND evidence on state policy effects.
Gun laws in Arizona
Gun laws in Arizona: permitless "constitutional" carry since 2010 for adults 21+, voluntary shall-issue CCW permits via DPS under A.R.S. § 13-3112, no state registration or purchase permit, and state preemption of local firearm rules.
Gun laws in California
Gun laws in California: state firearms and ammunition regulation administered by the DOJ Bureau of Firearms, featuring the 10-day waiting period, DROS dealer transfers, handgun roster, ammunition checks, red flag law, and Bruen-era litigation.
Gun laws in Colorado
Gun laws in Colorado: state firearms statutes covering universal background checks, a 3-day waiting period, the 15-round magazine ban, ERPO red-flag orders, ghost gun rules, and SB25-003 semiautomatic purchase requirements effective August 2026.
Gun laws in Florida
Gun laws in Florida: Chapter 790 statutes covering no purchase permit, 3-day waiting period, permitless concealed carry since July 2023, open carry legalized by court ruling in 2025, post-Parkland age-21 purchase ban, and state preemption.
Gun laws in Illinois
Gun laws in Illinois: FOID card requirement, concealed carry licensing, and the Protect Illinois Communities Act assault weapons ban, upheld by the Seventh Circuit in 2026 and pending Supreme Court review.
Gun laws in Indiana
Gun laws in Indiana are the state and federal rules governing the purchase, possession, carrying, and sale of firearms, with permitless carry of handguns since July 1, 2022.
Gun laws in Maryland
Maryland's gun laws: handgun purchase licensing (HQL, 2013), seven-day waiting period, Wear & Carry permits restricted to concealed carry at age 21+, assault weapons ban, sensitive-place carry restrictions, and 4th Circuit litigation after Bruen.
Gun laws in Michigan
Michigan gun laws: 2023 package signed by Gov. Whitmer added universal background checks, safe storage (Public Act 17 of 2023) and red flag extreme risk protection orders, effective February 13, 2024; CPL rules and school-zone bans shape carry.
Gun laws in New Jersey
Gun laws in New Jersey: state firearms regulation under Title 2C, rooted in the 1966 permit law, reshaped by P.L.2022 c.131 after Bruen, with the SAFE Office and the 2026 Third Circuit ruling striking the assault weapons and magazine bans.
Gun laws in New York
Gun laws in New York: state firearms statutes under Penal Law Articles 265 and 400.00, the 2013 SAFE Act, and the 2022 Concealed Carry Improvement Act passed after the Bruen ruling struck down the proper-cause carry requirement.
Gun laws in North Carolina
Gun laws in North Carolina: state firearm statutes rated 24th (Everytown) and 25th (Giffords) nationally. Key facts: 2023 repeal of the century-old pistol purchase permit over a governor's veto, 16.3 gun deaths per 100k, strong domestic violence prohibitions, and 2025 school-carry expansion.
Gun laws in Ohio
Gun laws in Ohio: state firearms rules under Revised Code Chapter 2923. Since June 13, 2022 (Senate Bill 215), qualifying adults 21 and older may carry concealed handguns without a permit; licenses, vehicle rules, and state preemption of local ordinances also apply.
Gun laws in Oregon
Gun laws in Oregon: universal background checks via OSP FICS, shall-issue concealed carry, secure storage, plus Ballot Measure 114 (2022, ~50.7%) permit-to-purchase and 10-round magazine limit, blocked in court and delayed to January 1, 2028 by HB 4145.
Gun laws in Pennsylvania
Gun laws in Pennsylvania, also known as Pennsylvania gun laws, are the statutes and court decisions governing firearms, set out chiefly in Title 18's Uniform Firearms Act.
Gun laws in Tennessee
Gun laws in Tennessee cover Highway Patrol-issued handgun carry permits, permitless carry effective July 1, 2021, school and park restrictions, state preemption of local rules, and the 2025 ruling striking down the parks and 'intent to go armed' laws.
Gun laws in Texas
Gun laws in Texas govern firearm purchase and carry under Penal Code Chapter 46 and the License to Carry program. Since 2016 the state legalized open carry and campus carry, and HB 1927 (2021) made Texas the 21st permitless-carry state for adults 21 and older.
Gun laws in the United States by state
State-level US firearm laws governing permits, background checks, registration, carry, and weapon restrictions, layered over federal law; 12 states plus DC require purchase permits, Hawaii and DC register all firearms, and Bruen (2022) reshaped constitutional limits.
Gun laws in Virginia
Gun laws in Virginia: state statutes on firearm purchase, possession, and carry, including universal background checks, shall-issue concealed handgun permits, the 2020 red flag law, and the 2026 assault firearms ban now enjoined pending Supreme Court review.
Gun laws in Washington
Gun laws in Washington: state firearms regulation under RCW 9.41, including universal background checks (I-594), the 2023 assault weapon ban (HB 1240), the 10-round magazine limit, waiting periods, and the 2027 permit-to-purchase requirement.
Gun laws in Wisconsin
Gun laws in Wisconsin cover background checks for handgun and long gun purchases, the 2011 Act 35 concealed carry law effective November 1, 2011, vehicle transportation rules, hunting restrictions, and the state's mid-range Giffords scorecard grade of C.
Gun laws of Australia
Australian gun laws: shared Commonwealth/state regulation under the 1996 National Firearms Agreement after the Port Arthur massacre (35 killed), including category licensing, a 640,000-gun buyback, the National Firearms Register, and 2026 Bondi-driven reforms.
Gun moll
Gun moll, also called gangster's moll, is American slang dating to about 1908 for a gangster's girlfriend or mistress, and by extension a female criminal.
Gun ownership
Gun ownership, also called firearm ownership, is the holding of firearms by private individuals, households, or non-state groups rather than by militaries or police forces.
Gun politics in the United States
Gun politics in the United States, also called gun control debate, covers Second Amendment rights, federal laws (NFA 1934, GCA 1968, Brady Act, BSCA 2022), Supreme Court cases (Heller, Bruen, Rahimi), state variation, and evidence on firearm policy effects.
Gun safety
Gun safety: practices, devices, and laws for reducing firearm injuries through secure storage, locks, education, and child access prevention, with U.S. data, effectiveness evidence, and legal history.
Gun show loophole
The gun show loophole is the US federal exception letting unlicensed private sellers, at gun shows or elsewhere, sell firearms without background checks; rooted in FOPA 1986 and the Brady Act, contested by state laws and the 2024 ATF rule.
Gun turret
A gun turret is a rotating, armored mount for guns, letting them aim through a wide arc without moving the ship, tank, or aircraft carrying them.