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Recent Examples of assault rifle
The suspect, later identified as Sanford, used an assault rifle, according to police.
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Police described the shooter's weapon as an assault rifle.
—Chris Arnold, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Armed with an assault rifle, the gunman opened fire on congregants before intentionally setting the building on fire.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The beauty queen was fatally shot in the head by a round from an assault rifle, and one of her friends was shot in the leg, officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Police described the shooter's weapon as an assault rifle.
—Chris Arnold, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Armed with an assault rifle, the gunman opened fire on congregants before intentionally setting the building on fire.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The beauty queen was fatally shot in the head by a round from an assault rifle, and one of her friends was shot in the leg, officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault rifle
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In a plea deal with prosecutors, Sir Cameron Young, 23, pleaded no contest to an assault weapon possession charge in exchange for the probation sentence.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The driver, 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford, fired several rounds from an assault weapon at the worshippers, police later said.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 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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Some of the rifle ammunition was tipped for maximum ballistic impact, authorities noted.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Military man jailed in NC Inside Manchester’s Pontiac rental, police found a rifle bought off the street, his roof-carving tools and a North Carolina road map.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20rifle. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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