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- noun Plural form of
semiautomatic .
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Examples
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With a few exceptions, semiautomatics were banned, and revolvers were the only kind of handguns allowed.
Since D.C.'s handgun ban ended, well-heeled residents have become well armed Paul Duggan 2011
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In his Zip code, 20011, there were 126 guns registered, including his three semiautomatics, which he keeps handy on both floors of his house.
Since D.C.'s handgun ban ended, well-heeled residents have become well armed Paul Duggan 2011
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The NRA and the Pentagon, with their unqualified support for Glock semiautomatics and Predator drones, are clinically psychotic: they're detached from reality.
John Feffer: Gun Crazy: NRA and Pentagon John Feffer 2011
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Of the 1,400-plus weapons, more than 1,000 are handguns, mainly semiautomatics, and the rest are rifles and shotguns.
Since D.C.'s handgun ban ended, well-heeled residents have become well armed Paul Duggan 2011
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Police armed with six-shot revolvers often found themselves outgunned by criminals armed with semiautomatics — Glocks and other makes — that had large ammunition capacities.
Rampage Gun's Reputation Built on Style, Ease of Use Gary Fields 2011
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A bill introduced in Congress last week would further weaken D.C. gun laws by repealing the ban on semiautomatics such as the AR-15, make it easier to purchase and register guns and "ensure that firearms may be transported and carried for legitimate purposes."
Gun safety starts with finger off the trigger Courtland Milloy 2011
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However, by the time dusk splays across the city and our bus snakes its way back through the its urban streets, we come head to head with a human blockade of police with semiautomatics and shields.
Suzanne Skees: Egypt Exploded: An American in Cairo Ponders What Our Citizens Can Do for Theirs Suzanne Skees 2011
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However, by the time dusk splays across the city and our bus snakes its way back through the its urban streets, we come head to head with a human blockade of police with semiautomatics and shields.
Suzanne Skees: Egypt Exploded: An American in Cairo Ponders What Our Citizens Can Do for Theirs Suzanne Skees 2011
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A bill introduced in Congress last week would further weaken D.C. gun laws by repealing the ban on semiautomatics such as the AR-15, make it easier to purchase and register guns and "ensure that firearms may be transported and carried for legitimate purposes."
Gun safety starts with finger off the trigger Courtland Milloy 2011
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There are couples everywhere—lovers and soldiers holding hands, kissing, eating ice cream with semiautomatics slung over their shoulders.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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