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automatic weapon

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automatic weapon [¦ȯd·ə¦mad·ik ′wep·ən]
(ordnance)
A gun that fires, extracts, ejects, and reloads without application of power from an outside source, repeating the cycle as long as the firing mechanism is held in the proper position. Also known as automatic; automatic gun.


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However, a summary military report, released by Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano on January 19, says that at least one of the gunmen, armed with an automatic weapon, came within 35 feet of the U.
The right-wing fifth column led by Fox News is trying to make hay out of the fact that they have a video of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi having difficulty operating an American automatic weapon and wearing sneakers.
50-caliber heavy machine gun or M240B crew-served machine gun, M249 squad automatic weapon and the AT4 rocket launcher.
 
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