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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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That sweep drew instant protesters, including at least one person carrying what appeared to be an assault rifle.—
Amanda Luberto,
AZCentral.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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He was also criticized for social media posts that were deemed inappropriate and for posing with an assault rifle in a profile picture.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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Donaldson was arrested May 22, 2025, and charged with two counts of possession and transfer of a machine gun and one count of possession of a machine gun.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Jan. 2026
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In one, a man wearing a helmet with a visor can be seen firing a machine gun at a crowd of people about 30 yards away across a square.—
Marin Scott,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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It was buried inside a shipping container alongside a silencer, an Uzi submachine gun and tens of thousands of bullets of different calibers.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 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 31 Jan. 2026.
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