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Figgs fired at least three bullets from an assault rifle at Deputy Joe Kill, who was struck with shrapnel near his right collar bone.
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Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
At some point, five federal agents, most of them armed with assault rifles, approached the crowd as the government vehicles reversed and exited through another street.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
And soldiers now routinely carry shotguns along with their assault rifles.
—Liubov Sholudko Nicole Tung, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The 24-year-old, who fired an AR-15-style assault rifle from a rooftop into the parade’s crowd, is expected to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
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Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
At some point, five federal agents, most of them armed with assault rifles, approached the crowd as the government vehicles reversed and exited through another street.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
And soldiers now routinely carry shotguns along with their assault rifles.
—Liubov Sholudko Nicole Tung, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The 24-year-old, who fired an AR-15-style assault rifle from a rooftop into the parade’s crowd, is expected to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
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That’s the number of states, including Maryland, that have assault weapons bans in place, as compiled by pro-gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Gun control advocates have been pushing for an assault weapons ban in Rhode Island for more than a decade.—
Kimberlee Kruesi,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
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The 34-year-old man and his 25-year-old girlfriend, both Oakland residents, were charged with being felons in possession of firearms, possessing a machine gun, and possessing property that was stolen from the U.S. Coast Guard in Oakland, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
4 July 2025
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They're treated like a hostile force – no crowd-control measures, no tear gas – just live fire with everything imaginable: heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, mortars.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 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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At the scene of the apparent assassination attempt, officials found the rifle, a black backpack and a bag containing ceramic tile, and a GoPro camera.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Six days later, Blanchard was assaulted outside a party on Westwood Northern Boulevard and went inside to get a rifle, prosecutors said.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assault%20rifle. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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