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These weapons favour stopping power over a rapid rate of fire,{{Fn|1}} firing only single shots.{{Fn|6}} A Laslock bolt can blow straight through a victim's belly, exploding the stomach in the process, and even launch the target three metres backwards through sheer impact force.{{Fn|6}}
Laslocks are still in use in the modern Imperium. Some [[Astra Militarum]] [[regiment]]s use las-locks are their standard form of weaponry, such as the [[Vostroyan 103rd]] regiment.{{Fn|5a}} [[Vostroyan Firstborn|Firstborn]]officers often have an axe-blade mounted to the underside of their laslock stocks. These highly prized items are passed down through their clan for generations. Even if the officer wielding it falls, other Vostroyans will attempt to carry the heirloom to safety.{{Fn|55b}} They Las-Locks have also been seen used by guards of an [[Adeptus Arbites]].{{Fn|4}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook]], pg. 173
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Dark Apostle (Novel)]], pg. 43 {{CME}}
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Dominion Genesis (Novel)]]:*{{CMEEndn|5a}}: ''The Fane'', Chapter 4*{{Endn|5b}}: ''The Wastes'', Chapter 2
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Traitor General (Novel)]] — [[The Lost (Omnibus)]], Chapter Fourteen
