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Small arms - Definition and Overview

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The term small arms describes any weapon that a person can easily transport and fire. It describes personal weapons such as pistols, rifles, grenades, grenade launchers, mortars and machine guns. Small arms find a variety of uses including police and military uses, hunting, personal protection, crime, civil war and sports shooting. Many small arms have a low power compared to other gun types.

See small arms proliferation issues for the international movement to restrict the sale of military-grade small arms in conflict zones.

See also: list of firearms

Example Usage of Small

davepdotorg: @suthers Yeah, I rather like it as a Small tablet PC or netbook for use in the house.
indiana_reb: @michaelnilsson // Så er du fem minutters gang fra mig ;) Small town...
luisabreu: @fredrikn btw, notice that we only have a couple of beaches with sand (unless you're thinking about going to Porto Santo - Small island)
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