Assault weapon
any of various automatic and semiautomatic military firearms utilizing an intermediate-power cartridge, designed for individual use.
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Contemporary Examples
It makes no difference that there is no reason whatsoever for a private citizen to own an assault weapon.
Why the South Loves Guns David Sessions December 15, 2012
Every household with a male in it is allowed to have an assault weapon, no questions asked.
How the Gun Nuts Try to Excuse Away the Santa Barbara Slaughter—and Why They’re All Wrong Cliff Schecter May 26, 2014
You don’t need an assault weapon to protect your family or shoot a deer.
Judith Miller: My Gun Control Fantasy Judith Miller July 21, 2012
“An assault weapon in the hands of a young woman defending her babies in her home becomes a defense weapon,” Trotter said.
Gayle Trotter: The Woman Who Called Gun Control Sexist Caitlin Dickson February 6, 2013
Maybe instead of mandatory health care, we should make it mandatory that each American carry at least one assault weapon?
School Shootings: My Son Was at the Virginia Tech Massacre Azar Nafisi January 12, 2013
As the old saying goes: if you want to shoot an assault weapon, go enlist.
There Are No ‘Absolute’ Rights Michael Tomasky May 4, 2013
Historical Examples
Which meant that the Throgs had in turn some assault weapon they believed superior, for they radiated confidence now.
Storm Over Warlock Andre Norton
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a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition. Law. an unlawful physical attack upon another; an attempt or offer to do violence to another, with or without battery, as by holding a stone or club in a threatening manner. Military. the stage of close combat in an attack. 1 . to make an assault […]
- Assaulter
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- Assaultive
tending or seeming to ; physically aggressive: the assaultive behavior of the inmates; the assaultive manner of some rock bands. Historical Examples I did not say that he had assaultive or homicidal potential. Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) The President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- Assay
to examine or analyze: to assay a situation; to assay an event. Metallurgy. to analyze (an ore, alloy, etc.) in order to determine the quantity of gold, silver, or other metal in it. Pharmacology. to subject (a drug) to an analysis for the determination of its potency or composition. to judge the quality of; assess; […]
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a small wine cup for tasting wine to be offered to another person.