Baby K
n.— «According to detectives, Richardson and Copeland allegedly fired a warning shot into the house, then kicked in the rear door entrance, firing at Silve with a high-point 9mm assault rifle- known in street terms as a “Baby K”—and a .38 calibre handgun, detectives said.» —“Deputies arrest four for murder” by Geoffrey Shannon Slidell Sentry-News (La.) Mar. 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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