riot shotgun

  • 11riot gun — noun Date: 1916 a small arm used to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death; especially a short barreled shotgun …

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  • 12riot gun — a gun, esp. a shotgun with a short barrel, for quelling riots rather than inflicting serious injury. [1925 30] * * * …

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  • 13riot gun — ri′ot gun n. a gun, esp. a shotgun with a short barrel, for quelling riots rather than inflicting serious injury • Etymology: 1925–30 …

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  • 14Combat shotgun — Trench gun redirects here. For the special purpose trench rifles, see periscope rifle. Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun with M1917 bayonet …

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  • 15Pump-action shotgun — Pump action shotguns, also called slide action repeating shotguns or slide action shotguns, are a class of shotguns that are distinguished in the way in which spent shells are extracted and fresh ones are chambered. The weapon has a single barrel …

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  • 16Sawed-off shotgun — Boomstick redirects here. Distinguish from broomstick. For the drummer of T.A.T.u. see Steve Boomstick Wilson. A sawed off break open shotgun of the type commonly known as a Lupara …

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  • 171967 Detroit riot — West Grand Blvd. at 12th Street in Detroit forty years later. The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street riot, was a civil disturbance in Detroit, Michigan, that began in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23, 1967. The… …

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  • 18Omaha Race Riot of 1919 — Part of a series on African Americans in Omaha Historic places Notable people Neighborhood Museum Music Racial tension Tim …

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  • 19Attica Prison riot — The Attica Prison riot occurred at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York, United States in 1971. The riot was based in part upon prisoners demands for better living conditions. At the time, inmates were given one shower per week… …

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  • 20Meridian race riot of 1871 — Location of Meridian in Lauderdale County The Meridian race riot of 1871, also called the Meridian Riot, was a race riot in Meridian, Mississippi in March 1871. It followed the arrest of freedmen accused of inciting riot in a do …

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