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Recent Examples of assault rifle
State special agents and the Roseville Police SWAT team raided Berman’s home on Nov. 12, seizing eight assault rifles and a silencer, Bonta said in a news release.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 19 Feb. 2025
One of the ghost guns was an AR-15-style assault rifle, and two additional AR-15-style assault weapons were also recovered, prosecutors said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
The suspect was reportedly carrying an assault rifle and a handgun.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Three weapons were found in the truck: an assault rifle and two pistols, including a .50 caliber Desert Eagle.
—Dave Philipps, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 19 Feb. 2025
One of the ghost guns was an AR-15-style assault rifle, and two additional AR-15-style assault weapons were also recovered, prosecutors said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
The suspect was reportedly carrying an assault rifle and a handgun.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Three weapons were found in the truck: an assault rifle and two pistols, including a .50 caliber Desert Eagle.
—Dave Philipps, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault rifle
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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.—
Whitney Eulich,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Mar. 2025
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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
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The shootings, one of which involved a machine gun, were carried out by Peña and co-defendants Demetrio Trujillo, 43, and his son, Jose Trujillo, 24, according to federal prosecutors.—
Deon J. Hampton,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The weapons charges included allegations that Peña fired a machine gun in relation to a crime of violence.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 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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Along with military-grade rifles capable of piercing through armored vehicles and airplanes, Dominican authorities found 22 other firearms, including Glock pistols, and 36,000 bullets of various calibers.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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The pup's paw got caught in the rifle's trigger, KRQE reported.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20rifle. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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