semiautomatic weapon
1semiautomatic weapon — n. A gun that fires only one bullet with each trigger pull and automatically loads a new bullet into the chamber with each shot, eliminating the need to cock or reload the gun after firing. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An… …
2semiautomatic — sem|i|au|to|mat|ic [ ,semiɔtə mætık, ,semaıɔtə mætık ] adjective a semiautomatic weapon keeps moving the next bullet into position and can be fired very quickly ╾ sem|i|au|to|mat|ic noun count …
3weapon — n. 1) to load a weapon 2) to fire a weapon 3) to brandish; carry; draw; handle a weapon 4) to calibrate; zero in a weapon 5) to lay down, throw down one s weapons 6) a concealed; deadly weapon 7) automatic; defensive; heavy; light; offensive;… …
4semiautomatic — adj. somewhat automatic, partially automated n. partly automatic weapon, weapon which automatically ejects an old cartridge and loads a new one after each shot …
5assault weapon — n. A weapon used by soldiers in military operations; for the purpose of gun control laws, any automatic or semiautomatic weapon that meets certain criteria. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy… …
6assault weapon — noun Date: 1973 any of various automatic or semiautomatic firearms; especially assault rifle …
7assault weapon — noun : any of various automatic or semiautomatic firearms ; especially : assault rifle herein …
8United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
9Open carry in the United States — A man openly carrying a handgun in a Burger King in Eagle, Colorado. In the United States, open carry is shorthand terminology for openly carrying a firearm in public , as distinguished from concealed carry, where firearms cannot be …
10Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007 — The Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007 is a bill that would have ultimately reenacted the ban on assault weapons by the Clinton Administration in 1994. The bill had some of the same language as was in the 1994 ban, but …