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rifle (a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves - "rifling" - cut into the barrel walls)
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Is rifle (a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves - "rifling" - cut into the barrel walls) a type of weapon (any tool or object used to increase the destructive power of its user)?
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Assault weapon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Assault weapon is a non-technical term referring to any of a broad category of firearms with certain features, including some semiautomatic rifles, some pistols, and some shotguns.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_weapons
Rifle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Furthermore, in many works of fiction a rifle refers to any weapon that has a stock and is shouldered before firing, even if the weapon is not rifled or does not fire solid ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle
rifle (weapon) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
rifle (weapon), firearm with a rifled bore— i.e., having shallow spiral grooves cut inside the barrel to impart a spin to the projectile. The name, most often applied to a ...
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/503347/rifle
Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), M249 Light Machine Gun
Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), M249 Light Machine Gun The automatic rifle is a squad leaders weapon. Though the automatic rifle has changed, the role of the automatic rifleman ...
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m249.htm
The M110 Sniper Rifle -- Weapon of Choice in Combat
Description of the M110 Sniper System and its use in modern warfare. Article looks at how the weapon's design and features have enhanced the capabilities of the U.S. military ...
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/armyweapons/a/m110.htm

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