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Re:Iowa Man Files Lawsuit After Being Arrested Twice for Cri... by Qwertious on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @03:51AM (#37911819)
MP= machine-pistole = German word for submachine gun (SMG).
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Re:Iowa Man Files Lawsuit After Being Arrested Twice for Cri... by Semaphor on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @05:12AM (#37912365)
And apparently through us, to English:

> The term can also be used to describe a stockless handgun-style submachine gun. The term is a calque of Maschinenpistole, the German word for submachine guns.

-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_pistol

Didn’t realize it wasn’t as widespread as SMG.

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