Automatic Firearm - Uses

Uses

Fully automatic weapons tend to be restricted to military and police organizations in most developed countries which permit the use of non-automatic firearms. Where fully automatic weapons are permitted, restrictions and regulations on their possession and use may be much more severe than for other firearms.

Other similar weapons not usually called automatic firearms are:

• Autocannon, which are 15mm or greater in bore diameter or larger and thus considered cannons, not small arms.
• Gatling guns, multiple barrel designs, often used with external power supplies to generate rates of fire higher than automatic firearms.