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  2. Semi-automatic rifle - Wikipedia

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    A semi-automatic rifle is an auto-loading rifle that fires a single round of ammunition each time the trigger is pulled. It uses part of the fired cartridge's energy to eject the case and automatically loads another cartridge into its chamber .

  3. Semi-automatic firearm - Wikipedia

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    The Colt AR-15, a type of semi-automatic rifle. A semi-automatic firearm, also called a self-loading or autoloading firearm (fully automatic and selective fire firearms are also variations on self-loading firearms), is a repeating firearm whose action mechanism automatically loads a following round of cartridge into the chamber and prepares it for subsequent firing, but requires the shooter to ...

  4. List of semi-automatic rifles - Wikipedia

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    A semi-automatic rifle is a rifle that fires a single round each time the trigger is pulled, and uses some of the energy from that firing to load the next round. Semi-automatic rifles are also known as self-loading rifles ('SLR') or auto-loading rifles.

  5. List of assault rifles - Wikipedia

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    It must be capable of selective fire, which means it has the capacity to switch between semi-automatic and burst/fully automatic fire; [4] It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle. For full-power automatic rifles, see List of battle rifles;

  6. Assault rifle - Wikipedia

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    The FN FAL is a 7.62×51mm, selective fire, automatic rifle produced by the Belgian armaments manufacturer Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN). During the Cold War it was adopted by many North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries, most notably with the British Commonwealth as the semi-automatic L1A1.

  7. 8 Guns That Are 100% Made in America - AOL

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    1. Henry Repeating Arms. Going by the motto "Made in America, or Not Made at All," gun enthusiasts can rest assured that Henry Repeating Arms is deeply rooted in local tradition.

  8. What do you know about the AR-15 rifle? Here are five facts ...

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    The 18-year-old shooter who killed 19 students and two teachers at a Uvalde elementary school in May 2022 used two AR-15-style semi-automatic rifles. Salvador Ramos had posted photos of both guns ...

  9. AR-15–style rifle - Wikipedia

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    Rifles styled like the AR-15 come in many sizes and have many options, depending on the manufacturer. The lower receiver, without the receiver extension, rear takedown pin, and buttstock, is shown at bottom. An AR-15–style rifle is a lightweight semi-automatic rifle based on or similar to the Colt AR-15 design.