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• n  a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously
• s  partially automatic
• s  (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously

• An import ban will slow the boom in semiautomatic weapons.
• All involved the use of semiautomatic weapons.
• Six years ago, Starbucks moved from manual to semiautomatic espresso machines.

• semiautomatic pistol
• autoloading
• self-loading

News & Articles

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• Man Arrested After Shooting At Auto Body Shop
  Two men were shot and one arrested after an argument Monday at an auto body shop. When police arrived at the S&M Body Shop on Dean Martin Drive, they found shop foreman Kevin Montalvo holding an ammunition magazine for a semiautomatic pistol, but not
  June 25, 2013 - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Quotes

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• Paul Helmke in Bloomberg
  We are pleased that loaded, concealed guns will continue to be prohibited in our national parks,said Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, in a statement yesterday. "Semiautomatic weapons have no place in...
• Mitt Romney in Washington Post
  Romney added: "Shooting a rabbit with a single-shot .22 is pretty hard, and after watching me try for a couple of weeks, (my cousins) said, `We'll slip you the semiautomatic. You'll do better with that.' And I sure did."
• Larry Craig in Officer.com
  The semiautomatic ban, the gun show loophole, a variety of other kinds of issues could simply drag this bill down and deny us substantial tort reform,said Republican Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho, the bill's main sponsor who voted against both...