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Just over the weekend, Biden posted to X calling for a ban on assault weapons.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Bosley and the group also worked to pass an assault weapons ban in Illinois last year.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Gonzales was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and possession of an assault weapon with a high-capacity magazine and a silencer, among other charges.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
That includes banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
—Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Bosley and the group also worked to pass an assault weapons ban in Illinois last year.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Gonzales was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and possession of an assault weapon with a high-capacity magazine and a silencer, among other charges.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
That includes banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
—Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Assault weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20weapon. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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