assault weapon
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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 criminal complaint made a lot of allegations that our client rammed them. There were all these reports that our client had an assault weapon or was a domestic terrorist,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025
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
The shuriken itself as an assault weapon would rate one-half shuriken on a scale of four.
From The Cyberpunk Fakebook by St. Jude
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