assault rifle
noun
: any of various intermediate-range, magazine-fed military rifles (such as the AK-47) that can be set for automatic or semiautomatic fire
also
: a rifle that resembles a military assault rifle but is designed to allow only semiautomatic fire
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Instead, what voters are seeing is far more absurd: A video of former President Trump riding a cat while wielding an assault rifle.
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Dan Merica, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
Standing under a drizzle at Friday’s candlelight vigil, Winder native John George questioned why anyone would need an assault rifle like the AR-style weapon used in the shooting.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Those exports include explosives and explosive devices, assault rifles and components of military aircraft.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
Ralph Baze Age: 69 County of crime: Powell Time on death row: 30 years
In January 1992, Baze killed two police officers — Powell County Sheriff Steve Bennett and Deputy Arthur Briscoe — with an assault rifle after the officers went to Baze’s home to serve him an arrest warrant.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2024
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Dan Merica, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
Standing under a drizzle at Friday’s candlelight vigil, Winder native John George questioned why anyone would need an assault rifle like the AR-style weapon used in the shooting.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Those exports include explosives and explosive devices, assault rifles and components of military aircraft.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
Ralph Baze Age: 69 County of crime: Powell Time on death row: 30 years
In January 1992, Baze killed two police officers — Powell County Sheriff Steve Bennett and Deputy Arthur Briscoe — with an assault rifle after the officers went to Baze’s home to serve him an arrest warrant.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2024
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20rifle. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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