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pistols
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The equipment included high-caliber rifles, pistols, uniforms, boots, helmets, special rations, an electric generator, a satellite communications unit and at least 12,000 rounds of ammunition.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Finally, last October, California governor Gavin Newsom signed a law that made his state the first in the country to prohibit gun dealers from selling pistols that can be easily converted into fully automatic weapons via aftermarket switches.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Self-loaders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-loaders. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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