Revolvers also fit his automatic definition.
The thing to get from this is:
They don't care what you call it; they don't care what it does; they don't have to understand the law; they don't care about your safety; you can't protect yourself and your family because you can't be trusted and they don't have to prove anything. You are guilty. You are a paranoid neanderthal. They are superior.

He might also accept single shot bolt action rifles. One pull, one shot. Manual reload. Apparently he thinks a hunting rifle is the acme of civilian possession, if he even allows that. After all, such a rifle can kill from a distance and I guess he would rather it be up close and personal. Say within arm's length. Nope, that's too close for some of the characters of which I know. Besides, who"s to say they would be staying within the law themselves?? Hm-m-m?