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
Czech name thousands of Czech surnames (singular and plural: "příjmení"). These are similar in origin to English ones and may reflect: What is not shared with English but is similar to North American native languages is the extremely colorful nature of some Czech surnames, such as "Brzobohatý" (Soon to be rich), "Volopich" (Pricking an ox), "Urvinitka" (Tear a string), "Rádsetoulal" (Liked wandering around), "Stojaspal" (Slept standing), "Vítámvás" (I welcome you), "Tenkrát" (Back in those days), "Schovajsa" (Hide yourself!), "Nebojsa" (Don't be afraid!), "Skočdopole" (Jump in a field!), "Vozihnoj" (Driving with manure), "Osolsobě" (Salt for yourself!), "Ventluka" (Knocking outward), "Nejezchleba" (Don't eat bread!),