assault weapon
nounDefinition of assault weapon
: any of various automatic or semiautomatic firearms
especially
: assault rifle
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Walmart also wrote its own letter to Congress, calling for a debate over reauthorizing an assault weapons ban. — Natasha Bach, Fortune, "145 CEOs Call on Senate to Support ‘Common-Sense Gun Laws’," 12 Sep. 2019 But last week, the company wrote a separate letter to Congress urging for a debate over reauthorizing an assault weapons ban. — Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News, "145 business leaders implore US Senate to act on gun violence," 12 Sep. 2019 After the church massacre in Sutherland Springs, most Democrats were clamoring for expanded background checks and an assault weapons ban. — New York Times, "lone House Democrat from Texas with an “A” rating," 9 Sep. 2019 The values of the gift cards will range depending on the firearm type: $250 for an assault weapon; $150 for a revolver, handgun, semi-automatic weapon, shotgun, or rifle; and $25 for a BB or pellet gun. — John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, "Framingham to hold gun buyback program," 3 Sep. 2019 The majority of Americans want assault weapons ban. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "Debra Messing slams Trump and turns his tweet about her into call for action," 1 Sep. 2019 Democrats have filed bills that would ban the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines and assault weapons and require background checks for private gun sales. — Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, "Democrats want gun control to be considered during Florida Senate’s mass shooting review," 14 Aug. 2019 They're not built to protect against the ammunition of rifles or assault weapons. — Scottie Andrew And Brian Ries, CNN, "Sales of bulletproof backpacks surged 200% to 300% in the wake of last week's mass shootings, companies say," 8 Aug. 2019 This week’s change stipulates that large-capacity magazines as well as assault weapons are not allowed in the village. — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, "Amid legal battle, Deerfield amends assault weapons ban to add high-capacity magazines," 20 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'assault weapon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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