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Democrat Bill Clinton, who had signed an assault weapons ban into law, marked the honors for Charlton Heston, an actor and gun rights advocate.
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CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Davis faces state felony charges of possessing an assault weapon, being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and having a firearm after a prior juvenile conviction.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
These have at times, been challenged, with a federal judge overturning the state’s ban on assault weapons, like the AR-15 rifle.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
The suspect, Gregory Polson, of Livermore, was charged Tuesday with two felony counts of child abuse and felony counts of possession of a firearm by a narcotic addict and possession of an assault weapon.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Davis faces state felony charges of possessing an assault weapon, being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and having a firearm after a prior juvenile conviction.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
These have at times, been challenged, with a federal judge overturning the state’s ban on assault weapons, like the AR-15 rifle.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
The suspect, Gregory Polson, of Livermore, was charged Tuesday with two felony counts of child abuse and felony counts of possession of a firearm by a narcotic addict and possession of an assault weapon.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Assault weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20weapon. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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