The appendix has long been considered a vestigial structure. That is, a deconstructed, nonfunctional characteristic that has been fully functional in a species' ancestor.(Mayr, 291) Humans seem to have a fair number of other vestigial organs such as male nipples, wisdom teeth, tailbones (coccyx), and ear muscles.
If you don't have a RealPlayer Plug-in, Get it here for free! Uzi is a SMG (small machine gun) chambered for either the 9 X 19 (9mm Parabellum) or .45 ACP round. Uzis are widely available for civilian purchase in a semi-auto version. Several different countries have licensed the Uzi design from IMI in Israel. These countries include China (Norinco), Belgium (FN), U.S.A. (Group Industries), Cuba, and France.
This new Taurus is chambered for the .410 shotshell, and packs a pretty good payload of shot to reliably dispatch crawling vermin. For the vermin that walk upright on their hind legs, it also chambers and fires the .45 Colt cartridge, making this a very versatile handgun.