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But a September 2025 statewide poll of 800 Minnesota voters from Everytown Research, a gun violence prevention nonprofit, found that 61% support a state-level ban on assault weapons and 64% support banning high-capacity magazines.
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Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
He was convicted of assault weapon possession, a felony, last year in San Joaquin County, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
His Second Amendment rulings — such as one that struck down California’s longstanding ban on assault weapons, in which Benitez compared the AR-15 rifle to a Swiss Army knife — drew the ire of those seeking to limit gun violence through legislation.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Machado also faces four felony counts of possession of an assault weapon after three semi-automatic rifles and one semi-automatic pistol were found on his property after the July 2025 explosion.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
He was convicted of assault weapon possession, a felony, last year in San Joaquin County, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
His Second Amendment rulings — such as one that struck down California’s longstanding ban on assault weapons, in which Benitez compared the AR-15 rifle to a Swiss Army knife — drew the ire of those seeking to limit gun violence through legislation.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Machado also faces four felony counts of possession of an assault weapon after three semi-automatic rifles and one semi-automatic pistol were found on his property after the July 2025 explosion.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Assault weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20weapon. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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