Gun laws in the Czech Republic in their war for religious freedom against professional well armed and trained Catholic Crusader invaders. The word used for one type of hand held firearm used by the Hussites, , later found its way through German and French into English as the term pistol. Name of a cannon used by the Hussites, the , gave rise to the English term, "howitzer". Under common law tradition, civilians could possess firearms except artillery and insidious weapons (e.g. firearms that had appearance of other objects, etc.). First gun control laws were enacted during the early 18th century and dealt with illegal use of
Arata (name) Arata (name) Arata is both a Japanese and Italian surname, and a masculine Japanese given name. As an Italian surname, it means "plow", while in Japanese, its meaning depends on the kanji used to write it. In Japanese, Arata is typically written using kanji meaning "uncultivated field" () or "new field" (), though dozens of other ways of writing it also exist. People with these surnames include: Arata is also an Italian surname, from a southern Italian word for "plow". People with this surname include: As a given name, Arata is typically written using a kanji meaning "new" (), though