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riot gun
ri′ot gun`
n. a gun, esp. a shotgun with a short barrel, for quelling riots rather than inflicting serious injury. [1925–30] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  riot gun - a firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or deathfirearm, small-arm, piece - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" |
riot gun
riot gun[′rī·ət ‚gən] (ordnance) Any shotgun with a short barrel, especially a short-barreled shotgun used in guard duty or to scatter rioters; usually has a 20-inch (50.8-centimeter) cylinder barrel. riot gun
riot gun A firearm used to fire non-lethal ammunition to suppress riots. Riot guns can be purpose-built for riot control and loaded with special ammunition, or can be standard-issue weapons loaded with plastic bullets, teargas cartridges, pepper spray, smoke shells, sound projectiles, etc.riot gun
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