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assault weapon

American  

noun

  1. any of various automatic and semiautomatic military firearms utilizing an intermediate-power cartridge, designed for individual use.


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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

The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office released on its Facebook page two photos of a bearded, middle-aged White man walking into an establishment with an assault weapon raised to his shoulder.

From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2023

Mean Arms deceptively advertised that installing a device that locks a magazine on an assault weapon makes it legal under New York law, the lawsuit alleges.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

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

The shuriken itself as an assault weapon would rate one-half shuriken on a scale of four.

From The Cyberpunk Fakebook by St. Jude