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View gallery - 6 images With a simple switch of a magazine, the Drone Round is claimed to turn a standard NATO caliber small arm into a drone-killing weapon that combines the scattershot of a shotgun with the speed, power and rapid fire of an infantry assault rifle.
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David Szondy
april 19, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
Issues cited by residents include drug use, trash and a man with an assault rifle.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Marcel Ware, 20, faces felony charges of possessing an assault rifle, gun and ammunition possession by a felon, and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Video from the attack showed one assailant carrying what appeared to be an assault rifle, wearing a brown backpack and hiding behind a bus when exchanging fire with police.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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David Szondy
april 19, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
Issues cited by residents include drug use, trash and a man with an assault rifle.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Marcel Ware, 20, faces felony charges of possessing an assault rifle, gun and ammunition possession by a felon, and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Video from the attack showed one assailant carrying what appeared to be an assault rifle, wearing a brown backpack and hiding behind a bus when exchanging fire with police.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Jones was arrested on charges of possession of an assault weapon, possession of a large capacity magazine, carrying a pistol without a permit and interfering with an officer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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Analysis shows that nearly 20% of mass killings are committed with weapons other than firearms Semiautomatic handguns are far more common in mass killings than guns that are typically characterized as assault weapons, such as the AR-15.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2026
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The commander operated the main gun, a Puteaux SA 1918 37 mm cannon (or Hotchkiss machine gun), while a FT 31 machine gun was operated by the driver.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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But while the number of charges has increased, the number of convictions has remained the same — in 2025, 46 of the 47 charges for use of a machine gun for aggressive purposes were dropped.—
Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Shortly before Kirk's assassination, Robinson allegedly climbed to a rooftop across the courtyard from where Kirk was speaking and fired a single shot from his grandfather's Mauser rifle.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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After shooting Downey, the complaint states Bulfer turned his attention to Rode, assaulting her while blaming her for Downey’s death, striking her multiple times with the butt of the rifle and his hands.—
Mankato Free Press,
Twin Cities,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20rifle. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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