Thesaurus results for SEMIAUTOMATICS

semiautomatics

noun

plural of semiautomatic

as in handguns

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There are still over 900 handguns that are available for purchase within California, according to the state's handgun roster.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of handguns

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On his cellphone, according to the complaint, investigators found messages about drug trafficking and firearms, including devices capable of converting Glock pistols into a fully automatic machine gun.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Two of those pistols were sold to an undercover ATF agent by two members of the GoodFellas days later, officials said.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of pistols

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Until the late 1970s, when the Sandinistas were still a ragged, left-wing guerrilla movement, the United States provided guns, money and military training to the right-wing political dynasty that ruled Nicaragua with an iron fist.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Detectives are also investigating where the shooters got the guns.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of guns

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Jurors did convict Martin and Payton of being felons in possession of firearms and found allegations of prior felony convictions to be true.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Three West Hartford police officers then discharged their firearms at Brown from an area along the chain-link fence separating the two residences.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of firearms

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