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Even as violent crime has fallen, the sharp rise in mass shootings after Congress allowed the federal assault weapons ban to elapse in 2004 and the recent rise in political violence are reasons for deep concern.
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John J. Donohue, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Leaders from duPont Manual's chapter of Students Demand Action called for a ban on assault weapons and organized a walkout yesterday with hundreds of students.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Sep. 2025
There’s a surreal moment in the movie where Archer has a dream and sees a giant assault weapon floating over a house.
—William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
Felony possession of an assault weapon is punishable by up to three years in prison and a $10,000 fine under California law.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
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John J. Donohue, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Leaders from duPont Manual's chapter of Students Demand Action called for a ban on assault weapons and organized a walkout yesterday with hundreds of students.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Sep. 2025
There’s a surreal moment in the movie where Archer has a dream and sees a giant assault weapon floating over a house.
—William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
Felony possession of an assault weapon is punishable by up to three years in prison and a $10,000 fine under California law.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault weapon
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The incident comes one week after a man rammed his pickup truck into the front of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, and opened fire with an assault rifle, killing four worshipers and injuring eight others.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Handguns can be modified through switches, effectively turning a handgun into a machine gun, meaning holding the trigger will fire bullets rapidly until the trigger is released by the shooter.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Two other 16-year-old boys were arrested for dangerous possession of a firearm and possession of a machine gun related to the shooting.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
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Police learned Pyles owns a handgun and a submachine gun, according to charging documents.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Rock’s talent includes shooting down German fighter planes with a single submachine gun and tossing grenades with great accuracy.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said.—
Mohammad Al Sawalhi,
CNN,
26 June 2024
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Prosecutors said police found two weapons in the getaway car when the men were detained on a highway about 50 kilometers (30 miles) outside Amsterdam, a Heckler and Koch machine pistol and, in a Louis Vuitton bag, a blank-firing pistol that had been modified to take 9-millimeter rounds.—
MIKE CORDER,
ajc,
18 Oct. 2021
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After speeches by longtime colleagues (the F.B.I. director, Christopher Wray, presented him with a replica tommy gun), Garland spoke.—
Fabio Bertoni,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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Gauging from the trailer, this grisly period piece appears to be set in the South with Jordan starring in a dual role as a pair of twins, at least one of whom gets to spray bullets with a retro tommy gun.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2025
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“Assault weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20weapon. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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