### Question
What does semiautomatic rifle mean?


### Answer
**Semiautomatic rifle** has the following meaning in *18 U.S.C. § 921*:

> any repeating rifle which utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round, and which requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 921*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 44-FIREARMS**

