assault rifle
noun
: any of various intermediate-range, magazine-fed military rifles (such as the AK-47) that can be set for automatic or semiautomatic fire
also
: a rifle that resembles a military assault rifle but is designed to allow only semiautomatic fire
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Police say that Ortiz reportedly fired around 10 shots from an AR-15-style assault rifle at Rihanna’s Beverly Hills mansion on Sunday (March 8) from inside her white Tesla, which was parked across the street from the home.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, citing law enforcement sources, reports that Ortiz had allegedly used an AR-15-style assault rifle to fire several shots, one of which pierced a wall of the mansion.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
Investigators obtained surveillance video and an assault rifle and three semi-automatic firearms, and ballistic evidence after serving search warrants for their residence and vehicle.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Two of those three American men who stopped a man with an assault rifle on a train had some type of military training; one served in the Air Force, and another served in the National Guard.
—Catherine A. Sanderson, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, citing law enforcement sources, reports that Ortiz had allegedly used an AR-15-style assault rifle to fire several shots, one of which pierced a wall of the mansion.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
Investigators obtained surveillance video and an assault rifle and three semi-automatic firearms, and ballistic evidence after serving search warrants for their residence and vehicle.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Two of those three American men who stopped a man with an assault rifle on a train had some type of military training; one served in the Air Force, and another served in the National Guard.
—Catherine A. Sanderson, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20rifle. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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