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submachine gunLightweight automatic small-arms weapon chambered for relatively low-energy pistol cartridges and fired from the hip or shoulder. Submachine guns usually have box-type magazines that hold 10–50 cartridges, or occasionally drums holding more rounds. A short-range weapon, they are rarely effective at more than 200 yards (180 m). They can fire 650 or more rounds per minute and weigh 6–10 lbs (2.5–4.5 kg). Important types include the Thompson submachine gun, or tommy gun (patented 1920), the British Sten gun of World War II, and the later Israeli Uzi. submachine gun [¦səb·mə′shēn ‚gən] (ordnance) A type of machine gun; a short-barreled shoulder firearm using pistol-type ammunition and capable of full automatic fire. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| PALMDALE -- Antelope Valley College police officers wearing masks and carrying submachine guns firing tiny soap capsules sprinted down halls and charged into rooms Wednesday in the Antelope Valley Mall's closed movie theater, training for how to respond if a gunman were loose on the college campus or at a nearby school. 66 mm APS underwater assault rifle, which may be used for personal protection underwater or on shore, or mounted on underwater vehicles and used against mini-subs; a 9 mm silenced assault rifle and sniper rifle, and a variety of 9 mm submachine guns, body armor, night-vision and surveillance equipment. Armor-clad police officers carrying assault rifles, including M-16 rifles and submachine guns, stood guard behind the newly installed fences surrounding the Prudential Plaza, according to national press reports. |
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