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unusual facts about destructive device



Daewoo Precision Industries USAS-12

During the same timeframe, Gilbert Equipment Co. tried to bring semi-automatic version of USAS-12 to the U.S. market, but the BATF promptly classified this weapon as "having no sporting purpose", so it became a "destructive device" under the U.S. National Firearms Act of 1934.


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Anson Chi

In connection with the Plano, Texas incident, Chi was indicted by a Federal grand jury on a charge of possession of a destructive device in violation of the National Firearms Act; the indictment was filed on July 11, 2012 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Red button

A Big red button or Big Red Switch, an actual or fictional button with various functions, often used symbolically in works of fiction particularly as a means to activate a destructive device