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After the battle, the Ukrainian soldiers went through their personal items and documents, and found a drone detector, an assault rifle with a collimator sight, and a Chinese-Russian Azart radio station.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Jabbar exited the vehicle armed with an assault rifle and opened fire on police officers, law enforcement said.
—Abc News, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
During the attack, Hassan said the source could either murder people at the consulate with an assault rifle or detonate an explosive vest while standing in a group of targets, court documents state.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Ten of the 17 deadliest U.S. shootings since 2012 involved AR-15s, the Washington Post reported last year.
Violence Project data also shows that assault rifle attacks are becoming more common, The Trace noted last year.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Jabbar exited the vehicle armed with an assault rifle and opened fire on police officers, law enforcement said.
—Abc News, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
During the attack, Hassan said the source could either murder people at the consulate with an assault rifle or detonate an explosive vest while standing in a group of targets, court documents state.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Ten of the 17 deadliest U.S. shootings since 2012 involved AR-15s, the Washington Post reported last year.
Violence Project data also shows that assault rifle attacks are becoming more common, The Trace noted last year.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assault rifle
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Another calls for raising the minimum age to purchase weapons, and a third urges the banning of assault weapons that were designed for war zones.—
Simon Parkin,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Republican lawmakers have railed against previous legislation, including the more sweeping assault weapons ban proposals, as government overreach and infringements on the Second Amendment.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
3 Jan. 2025
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Also missing are: — eight machine gun vehicle mounts; — seven free-standing machine gun tripods; — unspecified medical equipment; — 40 pairs of binoculars; and — 18 bayonets.—
City News Service,
Orange County Register,
12 Jan. 2025
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In total, the suspects stole one armored Humvee, two cloth-door Humvees, eight machine gun vehicle mounts, seven freestanding machine gun tripods, 40 pairs of binoculars, 18 bayonets and medical equipment.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Rock’s talent includes shooting down German plans with a single submachine gun and tossing grenades with great accuracy.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
20 Nov. 2024
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Police also found 89 firearms, including handguns, submachine guns and AR-15-style rifles, as well as small explosive devices, large quantities of ammunition, silencers, high-capacity magazines, body armor and $500,000 in Canadian, equivalent to roughly $360,000 in US dollars.—
Max Hauptman,
USA TODAY,
1 Nov. 2024
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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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Officers reportedly located a BB rifle in Esposito’s residence that matched the description provided by the complainant.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2025
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The gang, armed with rifles powerful enough to pierce an armored vehicle, is believed to have attacked from an alleyway along a winding dirt road between the embassy and the housing compound that isn’t always visible even when security measures are taken.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20rifle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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