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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

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

Lawsuits can be brought against anyone in California who knowingly manufactures, distributes, transports, imports, offers, sells or even lends an assault weapon, .50-caliber Browning machine gun or firearm without a serial number.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2023

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

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