They hold the crews hostage with machine-guns and semi-automatic pistols, then force the captain to anchor off the northern part of Somalia’s coast for several weeks until a ransom is paid.

他们用机枪和半自动手枪挟持船员作人质，然后逼迫船长在索马里海岸北部抛锚数周直到收到赎金。

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They hold the crews hostage with machine-guns and semi-automatic pistols, then force the captain to anchor off the northern part of Somalia's coast for several weeks until a ransom is paid.

他们用机枪和半自动手枪挟持船员作人质，然后逼迫船长在索马里海岸北部抛锚数周直到收到赎金。

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The pilots who qualify will be allowed to carry semi-automatic pistols on domestic US flights served by American carriers.

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And in Los Angeles, itself, the Police Commission voted to allow officers to carry .45-caliber semi-automatic pistols.

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Semi-automatic pistols with detachable magazines are the most popular handguns in use today, and most can accommodate more than 10 rounds.

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