automatic weapons
Continuous-fire military arms
Automatic weapons are firearms that continue firing as long as the trigger is held and ammunition remains—distinguished from semi-automatic weapons, which fire once per trigger pull.
Military rifles, submachine guns, and machine guns are typically automatic.
In the United States, civilian ownership of automatic weapons manufactured after 1986 is prohibited, and older ones require special federal licensing.
The squad laid down suppressive fire with their automatic weapons.
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