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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.
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Mike Corder,
ajc,
18 Oct. 2021
Deputies also allegedly found a MAC-10 machine pistol and a 9 mm handgun under the passenger seat.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Pinpoint Where Value Is Being Lost Honestly, almost everyone is trying to kill an ant with a machine gun.
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Certain models of handguns can allow semi-automatic guns to fire without repeatedly pulling the trigger, if an accessory called a machine gun conversion device is installed.
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In the winter morning sunshine, two tanks and an armored personnel carrier moved slowly down Constitution Avenue, accompanied by troops carrying submachine guns, while soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines lined the street.
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On the roof, a three-year-old boy from Chile plays with a toy submachine gun, pointing it at anyone who comes within range.
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Gunfire disrupts the silence as Raya emerges through smoke, armed with a tommy gun.
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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.
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Nicolas Cage headlines through the Nick Cage Event Pass running June 25 to July 23, whose free track hands out the AN-94 assault rifle and Executioner's Duet melee weapon.
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When Jonah was 3, sound asleep in his room at his older sister’s birthday party, bullets from an assault rifle cracked through the windows of Jamon’s house and left holes above his bed.
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Machado faces dozens of charges, including seven counts of murder, four counts of possession of an unlicensed assault weapon and multiple charges related to the possession of explosives.
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Lee was later charged with four counts of possession of an assault weapon on July 26, 2024, according to the FBI.
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“Machine pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machine%20pistol. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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