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"Had" is past tense.Had is the past tense of have.
No
"Had" is the past tense of "have." "Had" is used when referring to possession or ownership in the past, while "have" is used for possession or ownership in the present. For example, "I had a dog when I was a child" (past possession) vs. "I have a cat now" (present possession).
You have defined it. It is a hobby (past time, recreation, if you like) that encompasses the acquisition of firearms for knowledge, use, and potential to make money.
Browning has made one in the past
To many variations over the past 100 yrs to answer.
Yes, had is a verb. It's the past tense of have, to be precise.
Dozens of companies and thousands of individuals have made firearms over the past 700 years
No, it has been decreasing for the past 20 or so years.
Hundreds of books have been written on firearms history. No way to answer the question here.
Violence involving firearms has been DECREASING for the past 20 years.
Iben Browning has written: 'Rocky Mountain Almanac 1990' 'Past and future history' -- subject(s): Climatic changes, Popular works