riot gun
noun
: a small arm used to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death
especially
: a short-barreled shotgun
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Then police, armed with riot gun, tear gas and clubs, formed into two large battalions and cleared the street in front of the gates. ...
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Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2019
The ammunition issued for the riot guns was lethal buckshot, shells used by deer hunters that contain nine to 12 pellets as large as .38 caliber pistol slugs.
—Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2018
Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2019
The ammunition issued for the riot guns was lethal buckshot, shells used by deer hunters that contain nine to 12 pellets as large as .38 caliber pistol slugs.
—Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2018
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“Riot gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riot%20gun. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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