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Recent Examples of assault weapon
Nonetheless, the presence of automatic weapons – and Mexico’s homicide rate – has spiraled since 2005, following the expiration of the U.S. ban on assault weapons, experts say.
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Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
According to Brady United, during the 10-year period the federal assault weapons ban was in effect, mass shooting fatalities were 70% less likely to occur.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
In the aftermath of the shooting, Illinois passed an assault weapons ban.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Residents of the small and tranquil beach community of Carmel-by-the-Sea were rattled Friday afternoon when a man armed with an assault weapon was shot and killed by police after being spotted strolling through the streets, according to news reports.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
According to Brady United, during the 10-year period the federal assault weapons ban was in effect, mass shooting fatalities were 70% less likely to occur.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
In the aftermath of the shooting, Illinois passed an assault weapons ban.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Residents of the small and tranquil beach community of Carmel-by-the-Sea were rattled Friday afternoon when a man armed with an assault weapon was shot and killed by police after being spotted strolling through the streets, according to news reports.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault weapon
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In his car was an AK-47 style assault rifle and 66 rounds of ammunition.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2025
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The assailants arrived w/ batons, knives, and at least 1 assault rifle; many masked.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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In Weekend 2 So Ukraine has relied more on 900 mobile defence units, mainly armed with anti-aircraft cannon and machine guns mounted on a variety of vehicles.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Ukrainian Navy patrol boat zipped across the Black Sea, its double-barreled, 25-millimeter machine gun locked on the horizon.—
Constant Méheut,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 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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“Assault weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20weapon. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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