machine pistol

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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. 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
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Noun
  • With four Hotchkiss machine guns mounted on a bluff overlooking the camp, the troops demanded the tribe forfeit its weapons.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2024
  • In the final episode of season two, Gi-hun and a group of brave players staged a rebellion against the pink guards, stealing their machine guns and setting course for the control room.
    Glamour, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Rock’s talent includes shooting down German plans with a single submachine gun and tossing grenades with great accuracy.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Police also found 89 firearms, including handguns, submachine guns and AR-15-style rifles, as well as small explosive devices, large quantities of ammunition, silencers, high-capacity magazines, body armor and $500,000 in Canadian, equivalent to roughly $360,000 in US dollars.
    Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • After the battle, the Ukrainian soldiers went through their personal items and documents, and found a drone detector, an assault rifle with a collimator sight, and a Chinese-Russian Azart radio station.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Jabbar exited the vehicle armed with an assault rifle and opened fire on police officers, law enforcement said.
    ABC NEWS, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Republican lawmakers have railed against previous legislation, including the more sweeping assault weapons ban proposals, as government overreach and infringements on the Second Amendment.
    Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
  • How are officials responding? Hours after the shooting, President Joe Biden pressed Congress to pass gun reform legislation, including universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024

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