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Recent Examples of machine pistol
One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said.
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Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 26 June 2024
Prosecutors said police found two weapons in the getaway car when the men were detained on a highway about 50 kilometers (30 miles) outside Amsterdam, a Heckler and Koch machine pistol and, in a Louis Vuitton bag, a blank-firing pistol that had been modified to take 9-millimeter rounds.
—Mike Corder, ajc, 18 Oct. 2021
Deputies also allegedly found a MAC-10 machine pistol and a 9 mm handgun under the passenger seat.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019
Among the guns seized from Cleveland’s home was a Glock Model 19, 9mm fully-automatic machine pistol with what’s called a drum magazine, according to Sax.
—oregonlive.com, 11 July 2019
Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 26 June 2024
Prosecutors said police found two weapons in the getaway car when the men were detained on a highway about 50 kilometers (30 miles) outside Amsterdam, a Heckler and Koch machine pistol and, in a Louis Vuitton bag, a blank-firing pistol that had been modified to take 9-millimeter rounds.
—Mike Corder, ajc, 18 Oct. 2021
Deputies also allegedly found a MAC-10 machine pistol and a 9 mm handgun under the passenger seat.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019
Among the guns seized from Cleveland’s home was a Glock Model 19, 9mm fully-automatic machine pistol with what’s called a drum magazine, according to Sax.
—oregonlive.com, 11 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for machine pistol
Noun
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Weapons experts said the rate of gunfire heard in the footage, as well as images of bullets retrieved from victims, were consistent with machine guns used by the Israeli military that can be mounted on tanks.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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This conflict, ensnared in trench warfare, is reminiscent of the battlefields of Europe in World War I, where the machine gun and tank notably became revolutions in military affairs; the small drone is this generation’s change to modern warfare.—
Bill Edwards,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Rock’s talent includes shooting down German fighter planes with a single submachine gun and tossing grenades with great accuracy.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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Budweiser factories received bomb threats, customers boycotted the beer, and MAGA musician Kid Rock filmed himself shooting up 12-packs with a submachine gun, tears in his eyes.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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After speeches by longtime colleagues (the F.B.I. director, Christopher Wray, presented him with a replica tommy gun), Garland spoke.—
Fabio Bertoni,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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Gauging from the trailer, this grisly period piece appears to be set in the South with Jordan starring in a dual role as a pair of twins, at least one of whom gets to spray bullets with a retro tommy gun.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2025
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The independent dealer Catalina Pawn in Tucson, Arizona, sold 132 pistols, assault rifles and rifle receivers to three people between Oct. 29, 2021, and Feb. 7, 2022.—
Sean Campbell,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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Militants armed with assault rifles entered Baisaran valley, a popular tourist spot, and 26 civilians were killed.—
Jasreen Mayal Khanna,
AFAR Media,
19 May 2025
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The shooter was armed with an AR-15, one of the firearms commonly referred to as an assault weapon.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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For more than a decade, the justices have turned away gun-rights appeals that challenged local or state bans on assault weapons.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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“Machine pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machine%20pistol. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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