automatic rifles

Continuous-fire long guns

Automatic rifles are firearms that continue firing rounds as long as the trigger is held and ammunition remains.

Distinguished from semi-automatic rifles, which fire once per trigger pull.

Military assault rifles like the AK-47 and M16 are automatic or select-fire.

Civilian ownership is heavily restricted in most countries.

The squad carried automatic rifles into the compound.

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firing mechanism

automatic riflesbolt-action rifles

Guns with sliding breech handles

muzzle-loaders · muskets · flintlocks · blunderbusses · bows and arrows

weapon category

automatic riflesmelee weapons

Arms requiring physical contact

swords · spears · clubs · knives · bows and arrows

lethality/firepower

automatic riflesnon-lethal weapons

Armaments designed to incapacitate

tasers · stun guns · BB guns · pellet guns · air rifles

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13