Terms You Should Know about School Violence

Assault rifle

By U.S. army definition, a selective-fire rifle chambered for a cartridge of intermediate power.

Assault weapon

Any weapon used in an assault. Usually refers to selective-fire firearms that are capable of fully automatic, semiautomatic, or burst fire.

Automatic

A firearm designed to feed cartridges, fire them, eject their empty cases and repeat this cycle as long as the trigger is depressed and cartridges remain in the feed system. Examples: machine guns, submachine guns, selective-fire rifles, including true assault rifles.

Background check

An investigation of a gun purchaser's background through the state police or the FBI to determine if the purchaser is prohibited from buying a gun.

Ballistic fingerprint

The unique marking a gun leaves on a bullet after a bullet has been fired from the gun.

Bloods

Black street gang originated in Los Angeles. Gang color is red.

Blood-In Initiation

Initiated member must shed someone's blood; may include murder

Blood Out

Member's blood spilled to get out of gang

Blood-In Blood-Out

Mexican Mafia motto; A requirement to join some gangs - to join, you must kill someone; your death (natural or by being killed) is the only way out of the gang

Crips

Black street gang originating in Los Angeles. Gang color is blue.

Firearm

A rifle, shotgun or handgun using gunpowder as a propellant.

Five Percenters

A group that teaches that the Black man is God

Flag

Gang colors

G

Slang for "gangster" - for members of the Five Percenters, letter "G" represents a belief that 5%ers are God

Graffiti

Signs, symbols, writings, defining a gang's neighborhood, turf, or territory

Handgun

Synonym for pistol.

Pistol

Synonymous with "handgun." A gun that is generally held in one hand. It may be of the single-shot, multi-barrel, repeating or semi-automatic variety and includes revolvers.

Rifle

A shoulder gun with rifled bore.Semi-automatic

A firearm designed to fire a single cartridge, eject the empty case and reload the chamber each time the trigger is pulled.

Set

Neighborhood gangs; term used for a gang by members of street gangs. Many sets are loyal to the Bloods, Crips, or People or Folks Nations.

Submachine gun

An automatic firearm commonly firing pistol ammunition intended for close-range combat.

Zip gun

Home made pistol

Source:
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