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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Eyewitnesses told authorities Sanford got out of his truck shooting at members with an assault rifle then set off an inferno as terrified members rushed to get everyone out of the building.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Investigators said Thomas Sanford, 40, of Burton rammed his pickup truck into the church, jumped out and began firing an assault rifle at congregants.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The attack targeted a Mormon Church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, with the gunman driving a pickup truck adorned with American flags into the building before opening fire with an assault rifle, and setting the building on fire.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Some videos showed Rocha shooting what appeared to be an assault rifle.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Investigators said Thomas Sanford, 40, of Burton rammed his pickup truck into the church, jumped out and began firing an assault rifle at congregants.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The attack targeted a Mormon Church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, with the gunman driving a pickup truck adorned with American flags into the building before opening fire with an assault rifle, and setting the building on fire.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Some videos showed Rocha shooting what appeared to be an assault rifle.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20rifle. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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