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Inexplicable Old Ladies With Guns Photography

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 02:25 PM PDT

A gun is a muzzle or breech-loaded projectile-firing weapon. There are various definitions depending on the nation and branch of service. A “gun” may be distinguished from other firearms in being a crew served weapon such as a howitzer or mortar, as opposed to a small arm like a rifle or pistol, but there are exceptions, such as the USAF’s GUU5/P. At one time, land based artillery tubes were called cannon and sea-based naval cannon were called guns. The term “gun” evolved into a generic term for any tube-launched projectile-firing weapon used by sailors, including boarding parties and marines (and grandmas)…

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