re: Slain reporter's parents decide that guns are to blame for the crime

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that is commonly referred to as an "automatic" because



No it isn't.

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Automatic pistol may refer to:

Machine pistol, a handgun-style, magazine-fed and self-loading firearm, capable of fully automatic or burst fire, and chambered for pistol cartridges

Semi-automatic pistol, a type of self-loading handgun that can be fired in semi-automatic mode, firing one cartridge for each pull of the trigger.

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For example, the term "automatic pistol" technically refers to a machine pistol which is capable of firing multiple round bursts for a single pull of the trigger, although in popular US usage it is also used as a synonym for a semi-automatic pistol.

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