• E4J University Module Series: Firearms

• Module 2: Basics on Firearms and Ammunition

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

• • Typology and classification of firearms
  • Common types of firearms
  • 'Other' types of firearms
  • Parts and components
  • Ammunition
  • Summary
  • References

• Exercises

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Additional teaching tools

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• First published in February 2019.
  

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  This module is a resource for lecturers  

 

Student assessment

 

This section provides suggestions for post-class assignments for the purpose of assessing student understanding of the Module. Suggestions for pre-class or in-class assignments are provided in the Exercises section.

1. For each description enter the type from the first column (a, b, ….).

 

2. Using regulations of a country of your choice complete the chart below.

 

3. You have been given five pictures of firearms/SALW. Name the type of weapon.

 

4. Why is a sound suppressor/silencer the only accessory covered by the Firearms Protocol? Name an accessory you think should be controlled by a State.

 

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