Definition of SEMIAUTOMATICS

Examples of semiautomatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The mass shooting led to the adoption of new domestic laws banning semiautomatic weapons and ignited a global effort to restrict racist and violent content on the internet. — Damien Cave, New York Times, "Man Pleads Guilty to New Zealand Mosque Massacre," 25 Mar. 2020 The four victims were killed after gunmen entered the yard of a Fresno home through an unlocked gate and used semiautomatic weapons to open fire on people watching a Sunday night football game. — Washington Post, "$24M bail against alleged mastermind of party shooting," 5 Feb. 2020 The victims were killed Nov. 17 when gunmen entered the back of a Fresno home through an unlocked gate and used semiautomatic weapons to open fire on people watching a football game in the backyard. — NBC News, "6 arrested in killings of 4 men at California backyard football party," 31 Dec. 2019 The ordinances passed in April ban the possession and use of certain semiautomatic weapons, including assault rifles. — Marcy Oster, sun-sentinel.com, "Judge strikes down gun control laws passed by Pittsburgh City Council following synagogue shooting," 30 Oct. 2019 The act prohibited the manufacture, transfer or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: SB 66 ensures the right to bear arms is not unlimited," 9 Sep. 2019 The Trump administration recently banned bump stocks — devices that allow semiautomatic long guns to mimic fully automatic fire — and ordered owners to turn them in to be destroyed. — Lisa Marie Pane, Anchorage Daily News, "In gun buyback talk, how do you round up so many weapons?," 23 Sep. 2019 The Trump administration recently banned bump stocks — devices that allow semiautomatic long guns to mimic fully automatic fire — and ordered owners to turn them in to be destroyed. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "In gun buyback talk, how do you round up so many weapons?," 22 Sep. 2019 The Trump administration recently banned bump stocks — devices that allow semiautomatic long guns to mimic fully automatic fire — and ordered owners to turn them in to be destroyed. — Lisa Marie Pane, Twin Cities, "In gun buyback talk, how do you round up so many weapons?," 22 Sep. 2019

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