Is it possible that a group of people could fight tanks and mounted machine guns with only a few pistols and rifles? Well that is what happened in the Uprising of Warsaw Ghetto in April‚ 1943 when a group of Jewish fighters fought the Nazi power. The Jews were equipped with only pistols and a few rifles. They dug tunnels and bunkers to hide and store stuff. Although the Germans defeated the Jews in the Warsaw ghetto uprising‚ they did not stand a chance until the Jews ran out of men and supplies
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carnage surrounding him. He focuses on the comforting weight of the rifle in his hands before opening his eyes and quickly ducking out of cover. One‚ two‚ three shots fired‚ three dinos dead. Don’t stop moving‚ duck to the left and slam the back of the rifle into a grunts shoulder‚ flip it back around‚ fire‚ don’t flinch at the blood that splatters or the bullets that flies past‚ taking out the rest of the Covie Recon Squad. Lower the rifle as Sweets radio’s
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Towards the start of World War II the weapons of World War I became outdated‚ and newer weapons were to be developed for a further shooting range. During World War I‚ the average soldier held a Bolt Action rifle‚ but due to the slow reloading‚ semi automatic assault rifles‚ and small machine guns became common among soldiers on the battlefield. This small advancement in the speed of reloading and rapid fire caused a lot more casualties and lead to a far more bloody war. Explosives such
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with guns. The National Rifle Association‚ or NRA‚ was officially organized in 1871 to improve the marksmanship of American citizens in preparation for war. This gave people another reason to own guns because some Americans feared being invaded during the wars. After the Civil War‚ one law stated that colored people were not allowed to possess firearms. Once Black Codes were demolished‚ blacks were allowed to own firearms (Control n.p.). Until 1968 handguns‚ shotguns‚ rifles‚ and ammunition were
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World war one –life in the trenches When men volunteered to fight in world war one‚ on the Western front‚ little did they know about the conditions they would be living and fighting in the trenches‚ and for how long this would all go on for. The Great War lasted for four years even though many believed they would be home by Christmas 1914 on till 11/11/1918(today know better as remembrance day). (See source A) Even if the men did know about many of the conditions in the trench they would most
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being a Corp Commander is a very boring task.So that I focused my self in performing the rifle‚ I told myself that if there is a reward in best in rifle execution I want to get it. Even though I am a sophomer I did my best as a member of colors. The hardest thing for me that time is having the rifle at my left though I am a left handed. I am very proud to be on top among the other student on the execution of rifle. Winning‚I got the award I was thinking having of. The day of CAT Graduation came. Sir
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getting out of hand‚ literally. Authorities everywhere are reporting about guns getting up on their own and assaulting people‚ therefore being called “assault rifles” while they also report of others doing suspicious activities‚ being called “tactical.” Other countries around the world are even reporting that these tactical assault rifles are getting up on their own and are shooting up places closest to them‚ before being detained by the local police or military force. One of the known problems
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decency laws. Slander‚ libel‚ pornography; we are silenced all of the time. Our rights to assembly and religion are compromised in the process‚ however. The debate over gun control continues to plague our country. On one side‚ there is the National Rifle Association (NRA) and 2nd Amendment-citing citizens who use their firearms for hunting and self-defense. On the other‚ there is the Handgun Control Inc. (HCI) and followers of the Brady Campaign who want to ban guns on the basis that they are dangerous
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perspective in this essay guilt‚ doubtful‚ and acceptance. In this situation acceptance took over his feelings‚ and this is why Orwell was not justified in shooting the elephant. In the beginning of the essay the author said the following “I took my rifle‚ an old .44 Winchester and much too small to kill an elephant‚ but I thought the noise might be useful in terrorem”. The author had no intention in killing the
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____________________________ * "He hissed at her like a snake..." ____________________________ * “.The coyotes cried and laughed in the brush.” ____________________________ * At the beginning of the story‚ Kino wished he had a rifle. Kino did get a rifle at the end—but not the way he had intended. ____________________________ * Coyotito represented a treasure more precious than wealth. ______________________ * Kino fights off attackers in the middle of the night. ________________________
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