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Challenges to the state’s assault weapons ban — signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in January 2023 following the Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting that killed seven people — have largely failed.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Republicans are against proposals backed by the DFL including a a ban on semiautomatic rifles with features like pistol-grips and detachable magazines, often described as assault weapons, as well as limiting magazine capacity to 10 rounds.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
Higgins was booked for discharging a firearm at an inhabited dwelling, assault with a firearm, manufacturing or assembling an unregistered firearm, and manufacturing or causing to be manufactured an assault weapon.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Republicans are against proposals backed by the DFL including a a ban on semiautomatic rifles with features like pistol-grips and detachable magazines, often described as assault weapons, as well as limiting magazine capacity to 10 rounds.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
Higgins was booked for discharging a firearm at an inhabited dwelling, assault with a firearm, manufacturing or assembling an unregistered firearm, and manufacturing or causing to be manufactured an assault weapon.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault weapon
Noun
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Who needs an assault rifle with a 100-round cylinder?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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According to Tejada, police found that Jones allegedly had an AR-15 assault rifle in his bookbag.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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 9 May. 2026.
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