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Recent Examples of assault rifle
In one raid carried out last week at a residential address, Oakman said, KCK police officers seized nearly 1,500 grams of marijuana and cocaine, along with 48 ecstasy and methamphetamine pills, 15 assault rifles and about $5,230 in cash.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
Many are masked, at least three are carrying bats or sticks, and one is armed with an assault rifle.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
MacIntyre said one of the suspects was armed with an assault rifle, while the two others were armed with handguns.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
But for anyone with a taste for operatic violence and fountains of blood as shotgun and assault rifle blasts send bodies flying in slo-mo or dancing like convulsive marionettes, Gareth Evans’ gritty neo-noir will be just the ticket.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
Many are masked, at least three are carrying bats or sticks, and one is armed with an assault rifle.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
MacIntyre said one of the suspects was armed with an assault rifle, while the two others were armed with handguns.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
But for anyone with a taste for operatic violence and fountains of blood as shotgun and assault rifle blasts send bodies flying in slo-mo or dancing like convulsive marionettes, Gareth Evans’ gritty neo-noir will be just the ticket.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault rifle
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Texas law preempts local firearm regulations, and there are no state restrictions on assault weapons or magazine capacities.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 May 2025
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The Democratic senators noted that mass shootings in the United States declined by 37 percent and produced fewer fatalities per event when the assault weapons ban was in effect from 1994 to 2004.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
30 Apr. 2025
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Shadowrun took two of the most popular genres at the time—fantasy and cyberpunk—and brought them together that allowed cyborgs to shoot machine guns at dragons.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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These planes had multiple machine guns, held over 20,000 pounds of bombs and were especially suited to fly to Japan from bases in China during World War II, according to the National Museum of the United States Air Force.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 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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Budweiser factories received bomb threats, customers boycotted the beer, and MAGA musician Kid Rock filmed himself shooting up 12-packs with a submachine gun, tears in his eyes.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 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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The suspect retrieved a rifle from a vehicle, returned to the group and shot Goins in the chest about 2 a.m., authorities said.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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Friday’s shooting took place at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday, when Ortega walked into the Las Vegas Athletic Club, armed with a rifle.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2025
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20rifle. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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