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The grandson armed himself with an AR-15 and began searching for the suspects on a golf cart, authorities said.
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Within weeks, two congressional bills proposed raising the federal minimum age to buy an assault weapon from 18 to 21.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
These school shootings will continue until assault weapon sales are banned.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2024
That includes all cases where someone is accused of possession of assault weapons, threatening someone with a gun or committing a violent crime on the CTA.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Within weeks, two congressional bills proposed raising the federal minimum age to buy an assault weapon from 18 to 21.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
These school shootings will continue until assault weapon sales are banned.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2024
That includes all cases where someone is accused of possession of assault weapons, threatening someone with a gun or committing a violent crime on the CTA.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Assault weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20weapon. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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