Query: Bob Ricker Executive Director the latest front group for the anti-gun movement

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100 mm air defense gun KS-19 <=SEP=> 100 mm air defense gun KS-19 (Russian: 100-мм зенитная пушка КС-19) was a Soviet anti-aircraft gun. Following the end of the Second World War the Soviet Union introduced into service the 100 mm KS-19 and 130 mm KS-30. The KS-19 is a heavy towed anti aircraft gun that has largely disappeared from front line arsenals due to increased use of more effective surface-to-air missiles.

37 mm Gun M3 <=SEP=> The 37 mm Gun M3 was the first dedicated anti-tank gun fielded by United States forces in numbers. Introduced in 1940, it became the standard anti-tank gun of the U.S. infantry with its size enabling it to be pulled by a jeep. However, the continuing improvement of German tanks quickly rendered the 37 mm ineffective, and by 1943 it was being gradually replaced in the European and Mediterranean theaters by the more powerful British-developed 57 mm Gun M1.

37 mm anti-tank gun M1930 (1-K) <=SEP=> 37 mm anti-tank gun model 1930 (1-K) was a Soviet light anti-tank gun used in the first stage of the German-Soviet War.

37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) <=SEP=> 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) (Russian: 37-мм автоматическая зенитная пушка образца 1939 года (61-К)) was a Soviet 37 mm caliber anti-aircraft gun developed during the late 1930s and used during World War II. The land based version was replaced in Soviet service by the ZSU-57-2 during the 1950s. Guns of this type were successfully used throughout the Eastern Front against dive bombers and other low- and medium-altitude targets.

45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) <=SEP=> The 45 mm anti-tank gun model 1937 (factory designation 53-K) was a light quick-firing anti-tank gun used in the first stage of the German-Soviet War. It was created by Soviet artillery designer M.N. Loginov. Due to insufficient armor penetration it was replaced in service by the long-barreled 45 mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42).

45 mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42) <=SEP=> M-42 was a 45-mm Soviet light semi-automatic anti-tank gun. Full official name is 45-mm anti-tank gun model 1942 (M-42) (Russian: 45-мм противотанковая пушка образца 1942 года (М-42)). These guns were used from 1942 until the end of World War II.

4th Wall Theatre, Inc. <=SEP=> 4th Wall Theatre, Inc. (aka 4th Wall Musical Theatre) is a non-equity theatre company in residence at the Westminster Arts Center on the campus of Bloomfield College, in Bloomfield, New Jersey, approximately 10 miles from Manhattan.  4th Wall is a qualified organization of the New Jersey Cultural Trust.  Gwen Ricks-Spencer currently serves as the Executive Director, while Kate Swan is the Artistic Director.

62 Group <=SEP=> The 62 Group was a militant broad-based coalition of anti-fascists in London. It was set up in 1962 largely in response to the resurgence of fascism in Britain at the time, and particularly the creation of Colin Jordan's Nationalist Socialist Movement. It used violence against the remnants of Oswald Mosley's Union Movement, the original British National Party, and the emerging National Front, as well as the NSM.

90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3 <=SEP=> The 90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3 served as a primary heavy American anti-aircraft and anti-tank gun, playing a role similar to the renowned German 88 mm gun. It was 90 mm (3.5 in) in caliber, and had a 4.60 m (15 ft) barrel, 53 calibers in length.

Advocacy group <=SEP=> Advocacy groups (also known as pressure groups, lobby groups, campaign groups, interest groups, or special interest groups) use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and/or policy; they have played and continue to play an important part in the development of political and social systems.

Al-Mourabitoun <=SEP=> The Independent Nasserite Movement (INM) or al-Murabitoun (Arabic: حركة الناصريين المستقلين-المرابطون| Harakat al-Nasiriyin al-Mustaqillin), also termed variously Mouvement des Nasséristes Indépendants (MNI) in French, Independent Nasserite Organization (INO), or Movement of Independent Nasserists (MIN), is a Nasserist political party in Lebanon.

Al-Nusra Front <=SEP=> The al-Nusra Front, or Jabhat al-Nusra (Arabic: جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام‎ Jabhat an-Nuṣrah li-Ahli ash-Shām, "The Support Front for the People of Al-Sham", often abbreviated to JN or JaN), sometimes called al-Qaeda in Syria or al-Qaeda in the Levant, is a Sunni Islamic jihadist militia fighting against Syrian Government forces in the Syrian Civil War, with the aim of establishing an Islamist state in the country.

America First Party (2002) <=SEP=> The America First Party is a paleoconservative minor party in the United States.The party was formed on April 15, 2002 when a group of Pat Buchanan supporters left the Reform Party. The party is pro-life, opposes all gun control, seeks to end affirmative action, racial quotas, and illegal and unlimited immigration. Buchanan himself has never publicly professed any affiliation with the party, though his books are for sale on the party's website "[A]utographed... specially for the Party".

Anti-Defamation League <=SEP=> The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), formerly known as the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, is an international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States.

Anti-Gaddafi forces <=SEP=> The anti-Gaddafi forces were Libyan groups that opposed and militarily defeated the government of Muammar Gaddafi, killing him in the process. These opposition forces included organised and armed militia groups, participants in the Libyan Civil War, Libyan diplomats who switched their allegiance from the Gaddafi-led government, and Libyan military units that switched sides to support the protestors.

Anti-abortion movements <=SEP=> Anti-abortion or pro-life movements are involved in the abortion debate advocating against the practice of abortion and its legality. Many anti-abortion movements began as countermovements in response to legalization of elective abortions.

Anti-aircraft warfare <=SEP=> Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action." They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons). It may be used to protect naval, ground, and air forces in any location. However, for most countries the main effort has tended to be 'homeland defence'.

Anti-cult movement <=SEP=> The anti-cult movement (abbreviated ACM and sometimes called the countercult movement) opposes any new religious movements (NRMs) they characterize as cults. Sociologists David G. Bromley and Anson Shupe initially defined the ACM in 1981 as a collection of groups embracing brainwashing-theory, but later observed a significant shift in ideology towards medicalization of the memberships of new religious movements.

Anti-fascism <=SEP=> Anti-fascism is opposition to fascist ideologies, groups and individuals. The anti-fascist movement began in a few European countries in the 1920s, and eventually spread to other countries around the world.

Anti-globalization movement <=SEP=> The anti-globalization movement, or counter-globalisation movement, is a social movement critical of the globalization of corporate capitalism. The movement is also commonly referred to as the global justice movement, alter-globalization movement, anti-globalist movement, anti-corporate globalization movement, or movement against neoliberal globalization.Participants base their criticisms on a number of related ideas.

Anti-imperialism <=SEP=> Anti-imperialism in political science and international relations is a term used in a variety of contexts, usually by nationalist movements, who want to secede from a larger polity (usually in the form of an empire, but also in a multi-ethnic sovereign state) or as a specific theory opposed to capitalism in Marxist–Leninist discourse, derived from Vladimir Lenin's work Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism.

Anti-nuclear groups in the United States <=SEP=> More than eighty anti-nuclear groups are operating, or have operated, in the United States. These include: Abalone Alliance, Clamshell Alliance, Greenpeace USA,  Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, Musicians United for Safe Energy, Nevada Desert Experience, Nuclear Control Institute, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Public Citizen Energy Program, Shad Alliance, and the Sierra Club.

Anti-nuclear movement in the Philippines <=SEP=> The anti-nuclear movement in the Philippines aimed to stop the construction of nuclear power facilities and terminate the presence of American military bases, which were believed to house nuclear weapons on Philippine soil.  Anti-nuclear demonstrations were led by groups such as the Nuclear-Free Philippines Coalition and No Nukes Philippines.  A focal point for protests in the late 1970s and 1980s was the proposed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, which was built but never operated.

Anti-nuclear movement in the United States <=SEP=> The anti-nuclear movement in the United States consists of more than 80 anti-nuclear groups that oppose nuclear power, nuclear weapons, and/or uranium mining. These have included the Abalone Alliance, Clamshell Alliance, Committee for Nuclear Responsibility, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Plowshares Movement, and Women Strike for Peace.

Anti-tank gun <=SEP=> Anti-tank guns (towed or self-propelled) are cannons or guns designed to destroy enemy armored vehicles normally from defensive positions. In order to penetrate vehicle armor they fire anti-tank ammunition from longer-barreled guns to achieve higher muzzle velocity than field artillery weapons, e.g. howitzers. The higher velocity, flatter trajectory ballistics provide terminal kinetic energy to penetrate the moving/static target's armor at a given range and contact's angle.

Anti-tank warfare <=SEP=> Anti-tank warfare arose as a result of the need to develop technology and tactics to destroy tanks during the First World War. Since the first tanks were developed by the allies in 1916 but not principally used till 1917 the first anti-tank weapon was developed by Germany.

Arab Nationalist Movement <=SEP=> The Arab Nationalist Movement (Arabic: حركة القوميين العرب‎) (Harakat al-Qawmiyyin al-Arab), also known as the Movement of Arab Nationalists and the Harakiyyin, was a pan-Arab nationalist organization influential in much of the Arab world, most famously so within the Palestinian movement.

Arab Socialist Action Party <=SEP=> The Arab Socialist Action Party (Arabic: حزب العمل الاشتراكي العربي‎) was a Pan-Arab political party, formed by the left-wing faction of the Arab Nationalist Movement after the latter's disintegration. The general secretary of the party was Dr. George Habash.

Battle of Kursk <=SEP=> The Battle of Kursk was a Second World War engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk (450 kilometres or 280 miles south-west of Moscow) in the Soviet Union during  July and August 1943. The German offensive was code-named Operation Citadel (German: Unternehmen Zitadelle) and led to one of the largest armoured clashes in history, the Battle of Prokhorovka.

Battle of Prokhorovka <=SEP=> The Battle of Prokhorovka was fought on 12 July 1943 near Prokhorovka, 87 kilometres (54 mi) southeast of Kursk, in the Soviet Union, during the Second World War.

Belly gun <=SEP=> A belly gun is a short-barreled revolver, for concealed carry.  It may have additional, distinctive features: shortened grip frame, absent front sight, de-spurred "\bobbed") hammer, absent front half of the trigger guard, and large (.44 or .45 inch) caliber.The origin of the term is obscure, but the belly gun's modern formulation dates from the first half of the Twentieth Century, and can be attributed to a small group of men, most with military backgrounds: Colonel Rex Applegate, Major Eric A.

Bill Ricker <=SEP=> William Edwin (Bill) Ricker, OC FRSC (August 11, 1908  – September 8, 2001) is an important founder of fisheries science. He is best known for the Ricker model, which he developed in his studies of stock and recruitment in fisheries. The model can be used to predict the number of fish that will be present in a fishery. He also had an international standing as an entomologist and a scientific editor. He published 296 papers and books, 238 translations, and 148 scientific or literary manuscripts.

Bob Davoli <=SEP=> Bob Davoli is an American  venture capitalist at Sigma Partners in Boston, Massachusetts.

Bob Morton (naturist) <=SEP=> Bob Morton is an electrical engineer and Chairman/Executive Director of the Naturist Action Committee, an organization dedicated to defending the civil rights of the naturist community.As editor of publisher who published one of the first club newsletters for the Hill Country Nudists, in addition to writing about everyday club events, Morton also discussed serious issues regarding the nudist movement and also instituted the policy of printing the full names of members in the newsletter, an unusual practice in the days when the editors of nudist publications were not allowed to use last names of club members.Morton and his family were plaintiffs in a NAC-supported lawsuit to return the rights of parents who wish to bring their children with them to Hippie Hollow, a clothing-optional public park near Austin, Texas.

Bob Ricker <=SEP=> Bob Ricker  (died December 4, 2009) was a member of the board of directors and Executive Director of the American Hunters and Shooters Association who resigned on January 6, 2009 after accusing gun manufacturers of "irresponsible" and "negligent" behavior.

Bofors 37 mm <=SEP=> The Bofors 37 mm gun was an anti-tank gun designed by Swedish manufacturer Bofors in the early 1930s. Licensed copies were produced in a number of countries. The gun was used by some European armies during World War II, mainly at the early stage of the war.

Bulgarian National Front <=SEP=> The Bulgarian National Front (Bulgarian:Български Национален Фронт (Bulgarski natsionalen front)  or BNF) was an anti-communist political movement active amongst emigrant Bulgarian populations. The group, which was active in a number of countries but not in Bulgaria itself, has been characterised as far right and a continuation of earlier fascist movements.

CCGS W. E. Ricker <=SEP=> The CCGS W.E. Ricker is a Canadian Coast Guard offshore fisheries research vessel.  The vessel was built in 1978 by Narasaki Senpakukogyo Limited of Muroran Hokkaido, Japan. . She previously sailed as the Callistratus.   The ship sails with seven officers and a crew of 12.The vessel has served on joint scientific voyages with US scientists.  She is currently serving in the Pacific. Her home port is at the Pacific Biological Station Nanaimo B.C.On March 22, 2006, the W.E.

Chief executive officer <=SEP=> A chief executive officer (CEO in American English) or managing director (MD in British English) describes the position of the most senior corporate officer, executive, or administrator in charge of managing a non-profit or for-profit organization. The CEO of a corporation or company typically reports to the board of directors and is charged with maximizing the value of the entity. Titles also often given to the holder of the CEO position include president and chief executive (CE).

Chris Ashworth (artist) <=SEP=> Chris Ashworth is an English graphic designer known for being the executive global creative director for Getty Images and the art director of the magazine Ray Gun in 1997. In addition to his work on Ray Gun, Ashworth also created the brochure and promotional materials for the first MTV Europe Music Awards in collaboration with John Warwicker and Simon Taylor.

Chris W. Cox <=SEP=> Chris W. Cox has been the chief lobbyist and principal political strategist for the lobbying arm of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) since April 2002. He is the executive director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), and chairman of NRA's Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF), the NRA’s Political Action Committee.

Communist front <=SEP=> A Communist front organization is an organization identified to be a front organization under the effective control of a Communist party, the Communist International or other Communist organizations. They attracted politicized individuals who were not Party members but who often followed the Party line and were called Fellow travellers.Lenin originated the idea in his manifesto of 1902, "What Is to Be Done?".

Cooper Firearms of Montana <=SEP=> Cooper Firearms of Montana was founded in 1990 by Dan Cooper and two other former Kimber of Oregon employees.

Cult Awareness Network <=SEP=> The Cult Awareness Network (CAN) was an organization created by deprogrammer Ted Patrick that provided information on groups that it considered to be cults, as well as support and referrals to deprogrammers.It was founded in the wake of the November 18, 1978 deaths of members of the group Peoples Temple and assassination of Congressman Leo J. Ryan in Jonestown, Guyana, and was shut down in 1996.

Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way <=SEP=> Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way is a 2010 documentary film about jazz pianist legend Dave Brubeck. It was directed and produced by Bruce Ricker with Clint Eastwood as executive producer for Turner Classic Movies (TCM) to commemorate Brubeck's 90th birthday in December 2010. It aired on his birthday, December 6, 2010.

Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland <=SEP=> The Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland, formed on 22 July 1946, is a North Korean united front led by the Workers' Party of Korea. It was initially called the North Korean Fatherland United Democratic Front. It is also known as the Fatherland Front.The three political parties of North Korea--the Workers' Party, the Korean Social Democratic Party, and the Chondoist Chongu Party, all participate in the front.

Direct action <=SEP=> Direct action  occurs when a group takes an action which is intended to reveal an existing problem, highlight an alternative, or demonstrate a possible solution to a social issue. This can include nonviolent and less often violent activities which target persons, groups, or property deemed offensive to the direct action participants.

Dudley Brown <=SEP=> Dudley W. Brown  (born 1965) is an American gun rights lobbyist. He is the founder and executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and the president of the National Association for Gun Rights, a group that serves as an umbrella coordinator for various state-level pro-gun organizations.

Earth Liberation Prisoners Support Network <=SEP=> The Earth Liberation Prisoners Support Network (ELPSN), also known as Spirit of Freedom, is a network to provide information on people imprisoned for direct action relating to campaigns on Environmental and other issues. It includes; earth liberationists, animal liberationists, those fighting on anti-war, anti-nuclear and peace issues, indigenous struggles, anti-fascism, land rights, ploughshares and more.

Executive director <=SEP=> An executive director is a chief executive officer (CEO) or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. The title is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though many United States nonprofits have adopted the title president or CEO.Confusion can arise because the words executive and director occur both in this title and in titles of various members of some organizations' boards of directors.

First of October Anti-Fascist Resistance Groups <=SEP=> The First of October Anti-Fascist Resistance Groups (Spanish: Grupos de Resistencia Antifascista Primero de Octubre, GRAPO) is a Spanish clandestine Maoist group aiming for the formation of a Spanish  Republican state, based on the model of the People's Republic of China under Mao Zedong. Besides its anticapitalism, it is anti-imperialist, being strongly opposed to Spain's NATO membership.To date, the latest violent action inflicted by GRAPO dates from 2006.

Free Syrian Army <=SEP=> The Free Syrian Army (Arabic: الجيش السوري الحر‎, al-Jaysh as-Sūrī al-Ḥurr, FSA) or Free Syrian Team is a group of defected Syrian Armed Forces officers and soldiers, founded during the Syrian Civil War on 29 July 2011 by five or seven defected Syrian officers.

Front Mission <=SEP=> Front Mission (フロントミッション, Furonto Misshon) is a collection of video games and related media produced by Square, now Square Enix. The series was created by Toshiro Tsuchida and developed by G-Craft, a studio that was later absorbed by Square and existed within Square Enix as Product Development Division-6. Since the release of the original Front Mission in 1995, the series has gone on to encompass several media, including film, manga, novels, radio dramas, mobile phone applications, and toys.

Front organization <=SEP=> A front organization is any entity set up by and controlled by another organization, such as intelligence agencies, organized crime groups, banned organizations, religious or political groups, advocacy groups, or corporations. Front organizations can act for the parent group without the actions being attributed to the parent group.Front organizations that appear to be independent voluntary associations or charitable organizations are called front groups.

Gyro rate unit <=SEP=> A gyroscope was attached, via mechanical linkage, to an optical monocular sight to form the gyro rate unit or GRU. Gyroscopes, when spinning, keep their spin axes pointed in a given direction if they are undisturbed.  As the cross-hairs of the optical sight are kept centred on the moving aircraft the mechanical linkage will pull the gyroscope in the direction of the aircraft movement.

Index of World War II articles (0–9) <=SEP=> 1 Alpine Division Taurinense 1st Alpini Regiment 1 Cent WWII (Dutch coin) 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment (Italy) 1 vs 40 (Zipang manga) 1.

Index of politics articles <=SEP=> This is a list of political topics, including political science terms, political philosophies, political issues, etc.Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. Although the term is generally applied to behavior within civil governments, politics is observed in all human group interactions, including corporate, academic, and religious institutions.

International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights <=SEP=> International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) is an association of gun rights organization with over 29 member organizations.

Islamic Muthanna Movement <=SEP=> The Islamic Muthanna Movement (Arabic: حركة المثنى الإسلامية‎, Harakat al-Muthanna al-Islamiya) is a Syrian independent Daraa-based Salafist rebel group that has been active during the Syrian Civil War. After its formation in 2012 as the "Muthanna bin Haritha Vanquisher of the Persians Battalion" (كتيبة المثنى بن حارثة قاهر الفرس), it expanded to a sizable group.

Islamic Unification Movement <=SEP=> The Islamic Unification Movement – IUM (Arabic: حركة التوحيد الإسلامي‎ | Harakat al-Tawhid al-Islami), also named Islamic Unity Movement or Mouvement de Unification Islamique (MUI) in French, but best known as Al-Tawhid, At-Tawhid, or Tawheed, is a Lebanese Sunni Muslim political party.  It plays an active role in Lebanese internal politics since the Lebanese Civil War in the early 1980s.

Italian resistance movement <=SEP=> The Italian resistance movement (Italian: Resistenza italiana or just Resistenza) is an umbrella term for resistance groups that opposed the occupying German forces and the Italian Fascist puppet regime of the Italian Social Republic during the later years of World War II. It was formed by pro-Allied Italians, following the Allied invasion of the country, the armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces, and German military occupation of northern Italy.

Jeff Rustia <=SEP=> Jeff Rustia is a Canadian broadcaster, creative director, TV host, and executive producer of Filipino descent from Toronto, Ontario. He is recognized in the TV Industry as a leading creative executive of FRONT TV, an international broadcast design and branding agency. Under his leadership, Front TV created multicultural global design for networks like Nickelodeon (India, Asia, Europe, Africa), Discovery Channel, CPAC, APTN, HBO, CBC, and Current TV.

Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership <=SEP=> Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) is a group dedicated to the preservation of gun rights in the United States and "to encourage Americans to understand and defend all of the Bill of Rights for everyone". The group was founded by former firearms dealer Aaron S. Zelman in 1989. The JPFO interprets the Second Amendment as recognizing a pre-existing natural right of individuals to keep and bear arms.

John Brown Anti-Klan Committee <=SEP=> The John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC) was an anti-racist organization based in the United States. The group protested against the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and other white supremacist organizations and published anti-racist literature. Members of the JBAKC were involved in a string of bombings of military, government, and corporate targets in the 1980s.

Lancia Dedra <=SEP=> The Lancia Dedra (Type 835) is a compact executive car produced by the Italian automaker Lancia from 1989 to 2000. It was initially designed to support, and later to replace, the Prisma that, six years after its launch, was having difficulties to keep in pace with its latest opponents.

Larry Pratt <=SEP=> Lawrence D. "Larry" Pratt (born November 13, 1942) is the executive director of Gun Owners of America, a United States-based firearms lobbying group, and a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He is also Vice Chairman of the American Institute for Cancer Research.

Lebanese Communist Party <=SEP=> The Lebanese Communist Party – LCP (Arabic: الـحـزب الشـيـوعـي اللبـنـانـي, transliterated: al-Ḥizb aš-Šuyūʿī al-Lubnānī) or Parti communiste libanais (PCL) in French, is a communist party in Lebanon. It was founded in 1924 by the Lebanese intellectual, writer and reporter Youssef Ibrahim Yazbek and Fou'ad al-Shmeli, a tobacco worker from Bikfaya.

Lebanese Forces (militia) <=SEP=> The Lebanese Forces (Arabic: القوات اللبنانية|al-quwwat al-lubnāniyya) were one of the main Christian militia of the Lebanese Civil War. Originally an umbrella organization for different Christian party militias, the Lebanese Forces later became a separate organization. It was mainly staffed by Maronite Christians.The Lebanese Front was informally organized in January 1976 under the leadership of Pierre Gemayel and Camille Chamoun.

Live Free or Die (2000 film) <=SEP=> Live Free or Die is a 2000 documentary film that follows Dr. Wayne Goldner, a New Hampshire OBGYN fighting on the latest front of the "abortion wars." The feature originally aired as part of PBS' P.O.V. series. It was directed and produced by Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt of Incite Pictures.

M51 Skysweeper <=SEP=> Skysweeper (Gun, M51, Antiaircraft or Gun automatic, 75-mm T83E6, and E7, recoil mechanism, and loader rammer) was an anti-aircraft gun deployed in the early 1950s by both the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force. It was the first such gun to combine a gun laying radar, M10 analog computer (director), and an autoloader on a single carriage.The Skysweeper was introduced just as surface-to-air missiles were being deployed in the long-range role, replacing earlier anti-aircraft artillerys systems.

MILPAS <=SEP=> The acronym MILPAS originally stood for Milicias Populares Anti-Somocistas, fighting alongside the Sandinista National Liberation Front against the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. However, after his overthrow, some disaffected MILPAS veterans revived it as the Milicias Populares Anti-Sandinistas, one of the earliest rebel groups that would form the contra movement.

Maoism <=SEP=> Mao Zedong Thought (simplified Chinese: 毛泽东思想; traditional Chinese: 毛澤東思想; pinyin: Máo Zédōng Sīxiǎng), or Maoism, is a political theory derived from the teachings of the Chinese political leader Mao Zedong (1893–1976). Its followers, known as Maoists, consider it an anti-Revisionist form of Marxism-Leninism.

Michael Moore <=SEP=> Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, author, journalist, actor, and left-wing political activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), a critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush and the War on Terror, which is the highest-grossing documentary of all time and winner of the Palme d'Or.

Möbelwagen <=SEP=> The 3.7 cm FlaK auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen IV (sf) (Sd.Kfz. 161/3), nicknamed Möbelwagen "\Furniture Van") because of its boxy turret (when closed), was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun built from the chassis of the Panzer IV tank. It was used by the German Wehrmacht in the European Theater of World War II. In 1943, due to the waning ability of the Luftwaffe to combat enemy ground-attack aircraft, ground-based anti-aircraft weaponry was becoming increasingly important to the Wehrmacht.

Nathan C. Ricker House <=SEP=> The Nathan C. Ricker House is a historic house located at 612 West Green Street in Urbana, Illinois. Architect Nathan Clifford Ricker designed the house for himself in 1892; he lived there until his death in 1924. Ricker was a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and he established the university's architecture program; he also designed several of the school's buildings. His house, a two-story Queen Anne structure, was his only residential design.

National Anti-Communist Front <=SEP=> The National Anti-Communist Front (Frente Anti-Communista Nacional) was a coalition of the anti-communist parties and groups (of ten or more) that supported Carlos Castillo Armas. Its program envisioned economic and social reforms for the development of Guatemala and the elimination of communist infiltration.

National Front (France) <=SEP=> The National Front (Front national (French pronunciation: ​[fʁɔ̃ na.sjɔ.nal]) or FN) is an economically dirigist, socially conservative, and nationalist political party in France. The party was founded in 1972 to unify a variety of French nationalist movements of the time. In 1973 the party created a youth movement, the Front national de la jeunesse (FNJ). Jean-Marie Le Pen was the party's first leader and the undisputed centre of the party from its start until his resignation in 2011.

Neo-Nazism <=SEP=> Neo-Nazism consists of post-World War II social or political movements seeking to revive the far-right-wing tenets of Nazism. The term neo-Nazism can also refer to the ideology of these movements.Neo-Nazism borrows elements from Nazi doctrine, including ultranationalism, racism, ableism, xenophobia, homophobia, antisemitism, and initiating the Fourth Reich.

Non-executive director <=SEP=> A non-executive director (abbreviated to non-exec, NED or NXD) or outside director is a member of the board of directors of a company or organisation who does not form part of the executive management team.

Opposition to hunting <=SEP=> Opposition to hunting is espoused by people or groups who object to the practice of hunting, often seeking anti-hunting legislation and sometimes taking on acts of civil disobedience, such as hunt sabotage.

Ordnance QF 6-pounder <=SEP=> The Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just 6 pounder, was a British 57 mm gun, their primary anti-tank gun during the middle of World War II, as well as the main armament for a number of armoured fighting vehicles. It was first used in North Africa in April 1942, and quickly replaced the 2 pounder in the anti-tank role, allowing the 25 pounder to revert to its intended artillery role.

Palestinian National and Islamic Forces <=SEP=> The Palestinian National and Islamic Forces is a coalition formed shortly after the outbreak of the second Intifada with the authorization of Yasser Arafat and led by Marwan Barghouti. The coalition coordinates the agenda of its members and helps plan and execute joint attacks against Israel.

Peace Action <=SEP=> Peace Action is a peace organization formed through the merger of The Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy and the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign (also known as "The Freeze").

Peace movement <=SEP=> A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or all wars), minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or type of situation, including ban guns, and often linked to the goal of achieving world peace.

Polisario Front <=SEP=> The Polisario Front, Frente Polisario, FRELISARIO or simply POLISARIO, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro "\Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro" Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير ساقية الحمراء و وادي الذهب‎ Al-Jabhat Al-Sha'abiyah Li-Tahrir Saqiya Al-Hamra'a wa Wadi Al-Dhahab), is a Sahrawi rebel national liberation movement working to end Moroccan presence in the Western Sahara.

Polish resistance movement in World War II <=SEP=> The Polish resistance movement in World War II, with the Polish Home Army at its forefront, was the largest underground resistance in all of Nazi-occupied Europe, covering both German and Soviet zones of occupation. The Polish defence against the Nazi occupation was an important part of the European anti-fascist resistance movement.

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine <=SEP=> The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) (Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين, al-Jabhah al-Sha`biyyah li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn) is a secular Palestinian Marxist-Leninist and revolutionary socialist organization founded in 1967 by George Habash. It has consistently been the second-largest of the groups forming the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the largest being Fatah.

Popular Guard <=SEP=> The Popular Guard or PG (Arabic:الحرس الشعبي | Al-Harass al-Sha'abiy), Garde Populaire (GP) in French were the military wing of the Lebanese Communist Party, from 1969. The LCP militia, which fought in the early years of the Lebanese Civil War and was a part of the Lebanese National Movement and its successor the Lebanese National Resistance Front.

Portuguese Colonial War <=SEP=> The Portuguese Colonial War (Portuguese: Guerra Colonial Portuguesa), also known in Portugal as the Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former colonies as the War of Liberation (Guerra de Libertação), was fought between Portugal's military and the emerging nationalist movements in Portugal's African colonies between 1961 and 1974. The Portuguese regime was overthrown by a military coup in 1974, and the change in government brought the conflict to an end.

Presbyterian Peace Fellowship <=SEP=> The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship (PPF) is a peacemaking organization affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Its offices are in Stony Point, NY.Started in the early 1940s, PPF provided support for Presbyterians who were conscientious objectors during the Second World War. In the 1950s PPF worked to oppose the development of nuclear weapons. During the 1960s and the 1970s, members were doing draft resistance counseling and working to end the war in Vietnam.

Pritzker Military Presents <=SEP=> Pritzker Military Presents is an original programming series produced by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. It airs on PBS channel WYCC weekly and there are currently over 400 episodes. Weekly topics cover various parts of military history.

ProEnglish <=SEP=> ProEnglish is an American non-profit lobbying organization that supports making English the only official language of the United States. The Southern Poverty Law Center lists ProEnglish as an active Anti-Immigrant Hate Group as of 2009.

QF 3-inch 20 cwt <=SEP=> The QF 3 inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun became the standard anti-aircraft gun used in the home defence of the United Kingdom against German airships and bombers and on the Western Front in World War I. It was also common on British warships in World War I and submarines in World War II. 20 cwt referred to the weight of the barrel and breech, to differentiate it from other "3 inch" guns (1 cwt = 1 hundredweight = 112 lb, hence the barrel and breech together weighed 2250 lb).

QF 3.7-inch AA gun <=SEP=> The QF 3.7-inch AA was Britain's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun during World War II. It was roughly the equivalent of the German 88 mm FlaK and American 90 mm, but with a slightly larger calibre of 94 mm. It was used throughout World War II in all theatres except the Eastern Front. The gun was produced in six major variants, two versions (mobile and fixed) and in considerable numbers. The Mk VI ordnance used only with a fixed mounting gave vastly increased performance.

Ray Ricker <=SEP=> Ramon "Ray" Ricker is a classical and jazz performer, music educator, composer and arranger. Ricker was professor of saxophone, director of the Institute for Music Leadership and senior associate dean for professional studies at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester.  He is professor emeritus of saxophone and interim director of the school's Institute for Music Leadership.

Resistance during World War II <=SEP=> Resistance movements during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from non-cooperation, disinformation and propaganda, to hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns.

Resistance movement <=SEP=> A resistance movement is an organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to resist the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability. It may seek to achieve its objectives through either the use of nonviolent resistance (sometimes called civil resistance), or the use of force, whether armed or unarmed.

Rick Alan Ross <=SEP=> Rick Alan Ross (born 1952) is an author, consultant, expert witness, lecturer, and was formerly a intervention specialist, with a focus on exit counseling and deprogramming of those belonging to cults.  He is the founder and executive director of the Cult Education Institute, which is an online database launched in 1996 containing court documents, research papers and press reports about groups and individuals that have attracted cult-related controversy.

Rick Ellis (New Zealander) <=SEP=> Rick Ellis is a New Zealand businessman who is the current Chief Executive of New Zealand's national museum and art gallery Te Papa. Before taking up the role at Te Papa, Ellis was Group Managing Director of Telstra subsidiary Telstra Digital Media.

Rick Roberts (executive producer) <=SEP=> Rick Roberts is a documentary producer and communications consultant. During his career in human services and non profit management he has received a White House "Point of Light" award and was named a "Chicagoan of the Year".In 1988 Roberts became the 6th Executive Director of the Chicago Christian Industrial League.

Ricker College <=SEP=> Ricker College was a small college located in Houlton, Maine.  It opened in 1848 and closed in 1978.It began as Houlton Academy in 1848, before being subsequently renamed Ricker Classical Institute in 1887.

Right-wing politics <=SEP=> Right-wing politics are political positions or activities that view some forms of social stratification or social inequality as either inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically defending this position on the basis of natural law, economics or tradition.

Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon <=SEP=> An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) or self-propelled air defense system (SPAD), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft capability. The Russian equivalent of SPAAG is ZSU, for zenitnaya samokhodnaya ustanovka, "\anti-aircraft self-propelled mount").Specific weapon systems used include machine guns, autocannons, larger guns, or missiles, and some mount both guns and longer-ranged missiles (e.g. the Pantsir-S1).

Ship gun fire-control system <=SEP=> Ship gun fire-control systems (GFCS) enable remote and automatic targeting of guns against surface ships, aircraft, and shore targets, with or without the aid of radar or optical sighting. Most US ships that are destroyers or larger (but not destroyer escorts or escort carriers) employed GFCS for 5 -inch and larger guns, up to battleships, such as the USS Iowa.

Syrian Civil War <=SEP=> The Syrian Civil War (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية السورية‎) is an ongoing armed conflict taking place in Syria. The unrest began in the early spring of 2011 within the context of Arab Spring protests, with nationwide protests against President Bashar al-Assad's government, whose forces responded with violent crackdowns.

Tank <=SEP=> A tank is a large type of armoured fighting vehicle with tracks, designed for front-line combat. Modern tanks are mobile land weapons platforms, mounting a large-calibre cannon in a rotating gun turret. They combine this with heavy vehicle armour providing protection for the crew, the vehicle's weapons, and its propulsion systems, and operational mobility, which allows them to position on the battlefield in advantageous locations.

The Dresden Files (TV series) <=SEP=> The Dresden Files is a Canadian/American television series based on the fantasy book series of the same name by Jim Butcher. It premiered January 21, 2007 on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States and on Space in Canada. It was picked up by Sky One in the UK and began airing on February 14, 2007.The series ran for a single season of twelve episodes, and has since been released on DVD.

The Latest Buzz <=SEP=> The Latest Buzz is a Canadian teen sitcom from Decode Entertainment aired on the Family Channel, the series ran from September 1, 2007 to April 19, 2010. This is Family Channel's first original multi-camera sitcom.In this series, a struggling youth magazine, Teen BUZZ, replaces its staff with actual teens. Instead of being in class, five young writers take their last period of the day at the magazine’s office, learning about the fast-paced world of publishing.

The Scout Association <=SEP=> The Scout Association is the largest Scouting organization in the United Kingdom and the World Organization of the Scout Movement's recognised member for the United Kingdom.

The Walking Dead (season 4) <=SEP=> The fourth season of The Walking Dead, an American horror–drama television series on AMC, premiered on October 13, 2013, and concluded on March 30, 2014, consisting of 16 episodes. Developed for television by Frank Darabont, the series is based on the eponymous series of comic books by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. It was executive produced by Kirkman, David Alpert, Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, Tom Luse, and Gale Anne Hurd.

Trotskyism <=SEP=> Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. Trotsky identified as an orthodox Marxist and Bolshevik-Leninist, and supported founding a vanguard party of the working-class, proletarian internationalism, and a dictatorship of the proletariat based on working-class self-emancipation and mass democracy. Trotskyists are critical of Stalinism, as they oppose the idea of Socialism in One Country.

Type 1 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun <=SEP=> The Type 1 37 mm anti-tank gun (一式機動三十七粍速射砲, Isshiki Kidō sanjyūnana-miri sokushahō) was an anti-tank gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army, and used in combat during World War II. The Type 1 number was designated for the year the gun was accepted, 2601 in the Japanese imperial year calendar, or 1941 in the Gregorian calendar.

Type 1 47 mm Anti-Tank Gun <=SEP=> The Type 1 47 mm anti-tank gun (一式機動四十七粍速射砲, Isshiki Kidō yonjyūnana-miri sokushahō) was an anti-tank gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army, and used in combat during World War II. The Type 1 number was designated for the year the gun was accepted, 2601 in the Japanese imperial year calendar, or 1941 in the Gregorian calendar.

Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun <=SEP=> The Type 96 25mm Gun (九六式二十五粍高角機銃,  Kyūroku-shiki nijyūgo-miri Kōkakukijū) was an automatic cannon used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. A local built variant of the French Hotchkiss 25mm anti-aircraft gun, it was primarily used as an anti-aircraft gun in fixed mounts with between one and three guns, but was designed as a dual-purpose weapon for use against armored vehicles as well.

Urban guerrilla warfare <=SEP=> Urban guerrilla redirects here. For the Hawkwind song, see Urban Guerrilla.An urban guerrilla is someone who fights a government using unconventional warfare or domestic terrorism in an urban environment.