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Russell Brandom (March 6, 2018). "How gun buffs took over Wikipedia's AR-15 page". The Verge. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018. For months, the "Colt AR-15" page has been largely edited by a group of gun enthusiast editors. They joined together under the name "Wikipedia Project: Firearms," or "WP:Firearms" for short.

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Importance reassessment for Forgotten Weapons

I believe the article may fall under the criteria for 'Mid' level importance. Specifically the "Civilians notable for legal use of firearms." criterion. Opecuted (talk) 11:42, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Standardised name for gun control/gun law/firearms regulation articles

There seems to be a lack of consistency when it comes to naming of gun control/gun law/firearms regulation articles for various countries. For example, we have:

I don't think there are any partcularly strong reasons for any of the names, and they seem to be randomly chosen. I think it would be good to standardise on a common name, which in my opinion should be "Gun control in X". Elshad (talk) 22:05, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Gun show loophole

Gun show loophole has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 20:45, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]