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What happened next, according to first responders, Jasper's aunt Amber Rosen, churchgoers, hospital officials and family members of those impacted, is a blur of violence and terror with the pop-pop-pop of an assault weapon and thick black smoke from fire hanging in the air.
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Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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
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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Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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
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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Although both twins are suspected of conspiring to plot the double murder, the DNA on an assault rifle used in one of the later gun battles could only be from one of them.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
22 Feb. 2026
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One of them carried an assault rifle, later determined to be an AR-15, its strap slung high across his chest.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Reyes was arraigned on Thursday on charges related to unlicensed manufacturing of firearms using a 3D printer and felony charges of possession of a machine gun, the DA’s office said.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors allege the gunmen tracked Bowman to Los Angeles and ambushed him at a gas station near the Beverly Center, firing at least 18 rounds from multiple weapons, including a machine gun.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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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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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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Gunfire disrupts the silence as Raya emerges through smoke, armed with a tommy gun.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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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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“Assault weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20weapon. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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