Meanings of semiautomatic rifles in English

A nationwide ban on certain semiautomatic rifles expired in 2004.

The devices allow semiautomatic rifles to fire faster and were used in last year's Las Vegas massacre.

Five firearms were used in the shooting -two semiautomatic rifles, a lever-actionfirearm and two shotguns.

Found at the scene were 16 semiautomatic rifles, nine handguns and a shotgun, the attorney general's office said.

Gunmen fired semiautomatic rifles inside the Le Carillon Bar where terrified diners ran for their lives or hid under tables.

While assault-style semiautomatic rifles and other types of restricted firearms do have to be registered, common rifles and shotguns do not.

It includes a ban on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and "bump stocks," which allow semiautomatic rifles to function like automatic weapons.

His administration is also working to block the use of bump stocks accessories that enable semiautomatic rifles to fire hundreds of rounds a minute.

In addition, the measure would outlaw the sale of bump stocks, devices that enable semiautomatic rifles to be operated as fully automatic machine guns.

Congress has not approved any major new gun laws since 1994, and a ban on certain semiautomatic rifles expired in 2004.

Chief among them was a ban and mandatory buyback of more than 600,000 semiautomatic rifles and other long guns, which were then melted down.

"Cease fire!" Michael called, and now the only sound, aside from the wounded man's cries, was the distant stammer of semiautomatic rifles.