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"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
The Second Amendment is one of ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution comprising the Bill of Rights and gives U.S. citizens the right to own and use firearms.
Semi-automatic rifles rely on the gases that are released when a round of ammo is fired to opperate the bolt. That in turn, chambers the next round. With a semi-automatic rifle, you must manually chamber the first round. But after that first round is fired, chambering happens automatically.
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A shotgun is a firearm designed to fire "shot", small pellet-like projectiles, or "slugs", single solid projectiles. Shotguns come in a variety of calibers such as 12-gauge and are often single-barreled, double-barreled, or a special combination of barrels. Shotguns are typically designed for shorter ranges because most lack the special "rifling" that allow a bullet to spin for longer distance travel. Most shotguns are breach loading.
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Single Action indicates a type of mechanism within a gun whereby you must pull back the hammer each time you want to fire a round of ammunition.
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