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Recent Examples of assault rifle
Separately, a female Channel-3 presenter, Mobina Nasiri, addressed viewers while grasping an assault rifle with both hands.
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Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
Who needs an assault rifle with a 100-round cylinder?
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
According to Tejada, police found that Jones allegedly had an AR-15 assault rifle in his bookbag.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
Samuel is too comfortable with his father’s assault rifle, pantomiming intimidation into the mirror like a 13-year-old Travis Bickle.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
Who needs an assault rifle with a 100-round cylinder?
—
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
According to Tejada, police found that Jones allegedly had an AR-15 assault rifle in his bookbag.
—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
Samuel is too comfortable with his father’s assault rifle, pantomiming intimidation into the mirror like a 13-year-old Travis Bickle.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault rifle
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Machado faces dozens of charges, including seven counts of murder, four counts of possession of an unlicensed assault weapon and multiple charges related to the possession of explosives.
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Lee was later charged with four counts of possession of an assault weapon on July 26, 2024, according to the FBI.
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In the lead-up to the election, white business owners had ordered a state-of-the-art machine gun that could fire more than four hundred rounds a minute.
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Pinpoint Where Value Is Being Lost Honestly, almost everyone is trying to kill an ant with a machine gun.
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On the roof, a three-year-old boy from Chile plays with a toy submachine gun, pointing it at anyone who comes within range.
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Police learned Pyles owns a handgun and a submachine gun, according to charging documents.
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One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said.
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Deputies also allegedly found a MAC-10 machine pistol and a 9 mm handgun under the passenger seat.
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Gunfire disrupts the silence as Raya emerges through smoke, armed with a tommy gun.
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Investigators said that the child was not injured after the bite, and the dog had already been separated and was back inside its home when Reyes Rodriguez armed himself with a rifle, entered the neighbor's home, shot the dog and killed it.
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As the crowd passed through the neighborhood, the McCloskeys emerged from their home carrying firearms — Mark with an AR-15-style rifle and Patricia with a handgun.
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20rifle. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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