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
Korab (name) Korab (name) The last name Korab was first found in East Prussia and Poland. Its meaning comes from an archaic Polish word for boat, ark, barge (still used in Russian and other Slavonic languages). An older meaning of the Polish word was 'old tree'. It is also the crest-name of a Polish coat of arms which depicts a boat with a tower at its center. Conflicitng legends place its origin in Germany, England or even ancient Rome. As per the 2014 surname distribution results, Korab is the most prevalent surname in Poland. Top 10 countries bearing a high density of