assault weapon
Americannoun
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He was carrying an assault weapon, a pistol and the equivalent of nearly $1.4 million on him when he died, Trevilla added.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
Furthermore, for uniformity, we also chose to use the strict federal definition of an assault weapon – which may not include the entire spectrum of what many people may now consider to be assault weapons.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2023
No charges were filed and the interaction with cops was not enough to prevent Crimo from getting an Illinois state permit to buy the assault weapon.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
It was Menendez who led the 2019 inquiry into EBay’s handling of assault weapon accessories that was in part prompted by The Times’ earlier reporting on this subject.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
The shuriken itself as an assault weapon would rate one-half shuriken on a scale of four.
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