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The 1994 federal assault weapons ban exemplifies regulatory efforts to curb overall gun violence.
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Gregory P. Magarian, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
What happened next, according to first responders, Jasper's aunt Amber Rosen, churchgoers, hospital officials and family members of those impacted, is a blur of violence and terror with the pop-pop-pop of an assault weapon and thick black smoke from fire hanging in the air.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In a plea deal with prosecutors, Sir Cameron Young, 23, pleaded no contest to an assault weapon possession charge in exchange for the probation sentence.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
But on Sunday morning, a visitor took advantage of the church’s open arms – plowing his truck into an LDS chapel in Michigan, shooting worshippers with an assault weapon and setting the building on fire.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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Gregory P. Magarian, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
What happened next, according to first responders, Jasper's aunt Amber Rosen, churchgoers, hospital officials and family members of those impacted, is a blur of violence and terror with the pop-pop-pop of an assault weapon and thick black smoke from fire hanging in the air.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In a plea deal with prosecutors, Sir Cameron Young, 23, pleaded no contest to an assault weapon possession charge in exchange for the probation sentence.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
But on Sunday morning, a visitor took advantage of the church’s open arms – plowing his truck into an LDS chapel in Michigan, shooting worshippers with an assault weapon and setting the building on fire.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for assault weapon
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“Assault weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20weapon. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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