But the most commonly reported “fact” used to describe a semi-auto is “one shot per trigger pull.” Even Wikipedia, the “world’s encyclopedia”, states, “A semi-automatic, or self-loading firearm is a gun that requires only a trigger pull for each round that is fired, unlike a single-action revolver, a pump-action firearm, a bolt-action firearm, or a lever-action firearm, which require the shooter to manually chamber each successive round. For example, to fire ten rounds in a semi-automatic firearm, the trigger would need to be pulled ten times (once for each round fired), in contrast to a fully automatic firearm, which can continue to fire as long as the trigger is held or until it runs out of ammunition.” You have to read down into the article before you read “Semi-automatic function uses the recoil force generated by the last fired cartridge combined with spring action in the firearm to ready the next round to be fired.”

Both of you are quite technically correct. My argument was far more political, in that most Leftists try to confuse an un-learned public with an emphasis on “automatic” while dismissing the “semi”. Just try to imagine self-defense, in most situations, without the legal ability to keep and bear an auto-loader (a far more descriptive term).

It does us no good to further muddle the issues with incorrect statements.