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A rack of Japanese tanegashima (matchlocks) of the Edo period, Himeji Castle, Japan. Firearms were introduced to Japan in the 13th century during the first Mongol invasion, referred to as teppō. [1] Portuguese firearms were introduced in 1543, [2] and intense development followed, with strong local manufacture during the period of conflicts of ...
Single-player. God of War III is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. First released for the PlayStation 3 on March 16, 2010, it is the fifth installment in the God of War series, the seventh chronologically, and the sequel to 2007's God of War II.
31 March 2008. Status: In force. The Arms Offences Act 1973 is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that criminalizes the illegal possession of arms and ammunition and the carrying, trafficking, and usage of arms. [1] The law is designed specifically to make acts of ownership, knowingly receiving payment in connection with the trade of a ...
Biological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, insects, and fungi with the intent to kill, harm or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war. [1] Biological weapons (often termed "bio-weapons", "biological threat agents", or "bio-agents") are living ...
The ArmaLite AR-15 [note 3] is a select-fire, [note 1] gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed rifle manufactured in the United States between 1959 and 1964. [10] Designed by American gun manufacturer ArmaLite in 1956, it was based on its AR-10 rifle. The ArmaLite AR-15 was designed to be a lightweight rifle and to fire a new high-velocity ...
A gun hanging on the wall. Chekhov's gun ( Chekhov's rifle; Russian: Чеховское ружьё) is a narrative principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed. For example, if a writer features a gun in a story, there must be a reason for it, such as it being fired some time ...
Alberico Gentili (14 January 1552 – 19 June 1608) was an Italian jurist, a tutor of Queen Elizabeth I, and a standing advocate to the Spanish Embassy in London, who served as the Regius professor of civil law at the University of Oxford for 21 years.
External links. Rutgers v. Waddington. Rutgers v. Waddington was a case held in the New York City Mayor's Court in 1784 that centered on a conflict between state law and a United States treaty. It is notable for having set precedents for judicial review [1] [2] and the supremacy of treaties over state laws, [3] which would later influence the U ...