On the morning of Dec. 14, gunman Adam Lanza, who had killed his mother at their Newtown home, went to Sandy Hook Elementary School and opened fire with an assault rifle, killing the 20 children and the six adults.
At least another eight players have been arrested for charges that range from illegally pulling a fire alarm to aggravated assault.
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Semiautomatic handguns and semiautomatic assault rifles that fire many rounds in a minute were not envisaged by the founders nor do they do much more to enhance self-defense than an ordinary pistol or rifle.
Ridsdale and Bluebirds boss Dave Jones are hopeful of re-signing Chopra to boost their fire-power as they strengthen their assault on promotion.
The Distinguished Flying Cross was given to Flt Lt Alexander Duncan for his "consummate professionalism and strength of character while recovering an aircraft and pressing ahead with an air assault in the face of intense fire".
The assault began early on Sunday with artillery fire and air strikes.
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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The assault came 11 days into a fragile cease fire and as political leaders were attempting to inject some impetus into deadlocked peace talks.
Blitzen Trapper is known for a dizzyingly rapid-fire approach to its musical influences, channeling both the ramshackle slacker assault of Pavement and the roots-rock swagger of Creedence Clearwater Revival, all while throwing in psychedelic prog-rock riffs and ferocious punk energy.
Automatic fire capability, not an "evil" look, is what makes assault weapons dangerous -- and automatic firearms have been banned for eighty years.
Notably, the fire-in-the-belly attitude that marked Australia's assault on Israeli embassy personnel had no parallel in an Australian federal courtroom last week as Judge Neil McKerracher adjudicated an extradition request from Hungary.
Closed-circuit TV evidence showed Kasab and an accomplice opening fire on passengers at one of Mumbai's busiest train stations, an assault that left dozens of people dead.
Under a ferocious assault from Chinese communists at Unsan, Korea in November 1950, Kapaun repeatedly dodged enemy fire to pull comrades to safety, and to tend to their injuries.
Other players in off-season trouble include Dez Bryant (domestic violence), Caleb King (assault), Mikel Leshore (marijuana possession), Dion Lewis (falsely reporting a fire), Adrian Peterson (resisting arrest) and Kiante Tripp (burglary).
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"In general, assault weapons are semiautomatic firearms with a large magazine of ammunition that were designed and configured for rapid fire and combat use, " the Justice Department said at the time.
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