Neither the shooters in Colorado, Newtown or the Giffords shooting used a defined assault weapon.
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Is there a measure of safety in arming every citizen with an assault weapon?
Speaking at the second presidential debate, Obama did seem to advocate for a reintroduction of the Federal Assault Weapon Ban.
Revolution: American Style requires nothing less than an assault weapon in every nook and cranny of our home, cars and offices.
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The influential NRA, among other gun rights groups, has vowed to fight any new gun restrictions -- like an assault weapon ban.
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Police said they found improvised explosive devices and an assault weapon at a dorm in the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando.
We have the right to pray in our houses of worship without being victimized by a mentally unstable young man and his assault weapon.
While President Obama takes his campaign for the assault weapon ban and universal background checks to America's cities, his opponents are mobilising, our correspondent says.
So then, what constitutes an assault weapon under the revised definition?
The attorney general said a search of Spyropoulos' home turned up two semi-automatic handguns, a shotgun and a rifle that police described as an assault weapon.
The bill would expand the definition of an assault weapon by reducing to just one the number of specified "physical characteristics" that need to be present.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation and other gun enthusiasts complain that what ultimately separated an "assault weapon" from a "non-assault weapon" under the 1994 law was cosmetic.
"The bluest states are being aggressive -- New York with the broadest prohibitions relevant to the mentally ill and lowest maximum ammunition capacity and broadest assault weapon ban, " Webster said.
Would it not have been worth it if even some of the lives lost at Sandy Hook could have been saved because the shooter did not have an assault weapon?
Mr. Calderon said the easy accessibility of those stores and the expiration of the U.S. Federal Assault Weapon Ban in 2004 had led to an increase in gun violence in Mexico.
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The vice president is expected to suggest a mix of measures including an assault weapon ban and restriction on magazine size that Obama can authorize through executive orders and new legislation.
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As the home kitchen becomes more and more the battleground for the hearts and minds (and stomachs) of the consumer, every piece on that playing field will become a strategic assault weapon.
The point he was making yesterday -- again, a point that he's made in the past -- is that in his view, you do not need a military-style assault weapon to protect your home.
California Rep. Mike Thompson told CNN on Tuesday that a ban on high-capacity magazines could garner Republican support, but a full-scale assault weapon ban would be hard to get passed in the GOP-controlled House.
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When police entered the dorm room, they found Seevakumaran dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, a handgun, an assault weapon, a couple hundred rounds of ammunition and four homemade bombs in a backpack.
Weapons like the Bushmaster mimic the appearance and some features of fully automatic military rifles, though they technically do not meet the definition of an assault weapon because they are semi-automatic -- meaning each shot requires a trigger pull.
The influential National Rifle Association, among other gun rights groups, has vowed to fight tooth and nail against any new gun restrictions -- like an assault weapon ban, which the group's president David Keene predicted Sunday wouldn't make it through Congress.
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But a big part of the political win goes to Cuomo's decision to tie the assault weapon ban and limit on bullets in magazines to some long-sought Republican objectives to better keep guns from the mentally ill and to stiffen gun crime sentences.
And while it may well be that background checks will ultimately do more to stop gun violence than the other two, there is simply no argument in 21st century America for anyone to own an assault weapon or magazine clips that can fire more than 10 bullets in rapid succession.
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Mr. Helmke criticized Congress for allowing the federal assault-weapon to expire in 2004.
New York's law, enacted with little public debate, expanded the state's assault-weapon ban and instituted background checks for buying ammunition.
Beyond that, Obama told lawmakers that he wanted them to swiftly pass a assault-weapon ban and limit magazines to 10 bullets.
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Mr. Cuomo also plans to propose broadening the definition of what kind of gun falls under the state's assault-weapon ban and would seek to limit the size of gun ammunition magazines, the people said.
The primary weapon used in the attack was a "Bushmaster AR-15 assault-type weapon, " said Connecticut State Police Lt.
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