Semi-autmoatics and Automatic Firearms – Automatically a Hit Amongst Society

The momentum of the flintlock mechanism carried the image of the firearm higher and higher as years passed. Even though it was hard to improve flintlock firearms, a number of minor innovations were implemented in designs. One noteworthy improvement to the firearm originated in the late 19th century – semi-automatics. At first, semi-automatic firearms weren’t widely used; only until World War I did the guns receive ubiquitous consideration. As the main artillery in the war, the invention of semi-automatic firearms signified the dawn of modern warfare. The key feature of that type of gun was the ability to fire multiple bullets in succession. Rather than being forced to reload after every shot, a soldier could fire multiple times. Whether it was to kill more efficiently or make up for miss shots, semi-automatics were, without a doubt, golden to militaries. Their effectiveness was reflected in the fatality count of World War I; together with World War II, the dual wars touted a fatality count greater than every other war in history combined. Despite the obvious success of these guns, people wanted better. Soon, enough, the invention of fully automatics optimized the line of firearms. By eliminating all complicated, time-consuming reloading sequences, fully automatics were a full few steps ahead of its predecessors. As of today, automatic firearms remain the epitome of self-defense, hand-held weaponry.