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In 2021, a court blocked a Boulder, Colorado, assault weapons ban.
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
Along with the manslaughter count, Innes pleaded guilty to a
felony count of possessing an assault weapon and an allegation of using a dangerous weapon in the slaying.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
The man later pleaded guilty to misdemeanors including violating the order to hand over the gun, not storing the gun safely and possessing an assault weapon; the gun had been modified in such a way it was considered an assault rifle under California law.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
Two studies show the exception was the Mexican state of Baja California, right across the border with California, which had kept its state-level assault weapons ban in place.
—Topher L. McDougal, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
Along with the manslaughter count, Innes pleaded guilty to a
felony count of possessing an assault weapon and an allegation of using a dangerous weapon in the slaying.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
The man later pleaded guilty to misdemeanors including violating the order to hand over the gun, not storing the gun safely and possessing an assault weapon; the gun had been modified in such a way it was considered an assault rifle under California law.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
Two studies show the exception was the Mexican state of Baja California, right across the border with California, which had kept its state-level assault weapons ban in place.
—Topher L. McDougal, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
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“Assault weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20weapon. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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