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      • Drawing from federal and state law definitions, the term assault weapon refers primarily to semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns that are able to accept detachable magazines and possess one or more other features.
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  2. Drawing from federal and state law definitions, the term assault weapon refers primarily to semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns that are able to accept detachable magazines and possess one or more other features. [2] [11] [12] Some jurisdictions define revolving-cylinder shotguns as assault weapons.

  3. Jun 7, 2024 · The meaning of ASSAULT WEAPON is any of various automatic or semiautomatic firearms; especially : assault rifle.

  4. May 27, 2024 · assault rifle, military firearm that is chambered for ammunition of reduced size or propellant charge and that has the capacity to switch between semiautomatic and fully automatic fire.

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  5. The gun-control advocacy group Giffords defines assault weapons generally as firearms built for war and made to “kill humans quickly and efficiently.”

  6. Jan 17, 2013 · For years, a debate has raged over the role of assault weapons in a nation where the "right to keep and bear arms" is enshrined in the Constitution. But what exactly is an assault weapon?

  7. Feb 21, 2018 · The Ohio bill defines an assault weapon as “an automatic firearm that has not been rendered permanently inoperable, a semi-automatic firearm capable of accepting a detachable magazine with the...

  8. An assault rifle is a select fire rifle that uses an intermediate-rifle cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles were first put into mass production and accepted into widespread service during World War II. The first assault rifle to see major usage was the German StG 44, a development of the earlier Mkb 42.

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