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Congress must summon the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and finally pass a national assault weapons ban before more innocent lives are stolen.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025
The bill applies only to the sale and manufacturing of assault weapons and not possession.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
O’Neill Burke pledged during her campaign to seek pretrial detention for anyone caught with an assault weapon, and that includes handguns with contraptions converting them to automatic firearms.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
Nine other states, the District of Columbia, and various cities have also restricted assault weapons.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025
The bill applies only to the sale and manufacturing of assault weapons and not possession.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
O’Neill Burke pledged during her campaign to seek pretrial detention for anyone caught with an assault weapon, and that includes handguns with contraptions converting them to automatic firearms.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
Nine other states, the District of Columbia, and various cities have also restricted assault weapons.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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“Assault weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20weapon. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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