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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2024
Some semiautomatic machines operate on timers and will stop brewing themselves, others require you to push a brew button or move a lever to stop the process.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 16 July 2024
For years, limiting guns to 10 bullets or fewer has been seen as less controversial and potentially more effective than bans on military-style semiautomatic weapons.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
According to the lawsuit, the three stores in Montgomery County, Maryland, roughly 25 miles northwest of Washington D.C., collectively sold 34 semiautomatic pistols to one person in six months.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
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In addition to boosting straw purchase penalties, the bill included a ban on binary triggers, a modification that allows a semiautomatic weapon to fire both when the trigger is pulled and released, greatly increasing a weapon’s rate of fire.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2024
Some semiautomatic machines operate on timers and will stop brewing themselves, others require you to push a brew button or move a lever to stop the process.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 16 July 2024
For years, limiting guns to 10 bullets or fewer has been seen as less controversial and potentially more effective than bans on military-style semiautomatic weapons.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
According to the lawsuit, the three stores in Montgomery County, Maryland, roughly 25 miles northwest of Washington D.C., collectively sold 34 semiautomatic pistols to one person in six months.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Semiautomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiautomatic. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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