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What Are "Assault Rifles" and "Assault Weapons"?

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Supreme Court denies request to block Illinois ban on semi-automatic rifles
CBS News (Online)
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
News
A new Supreme Court case seeks to legalize assault weapons in all 50 states
Vox
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
Analysis
High-capacity-magazine bans could save lives. Will they hold up in court?
Washington Post
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Analysis
Why California’s strict gun control laws didn’t stop the Monterey Park shooter
Vox
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
Opinion
Again, Americans are killed by a weapon of war. A ban must be on the table.
Washington Post
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
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NY lawmakers pass bills to tighten state gun laws, including raising the minimum age to buy a semiautomatic rifle
CNN (Online News)
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
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House weighs barring anyone under 21 from buying semi-automatic rifle
USA TODAY
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
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Why an assault weapons ban can’t address America’s gun problem
Vox
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
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Why an assault weapons ban can’t address America’s gun problem
Vox
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
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US 'assault rifle' ban unlikely after Maine shooting, despite Congressman's shift
Reuters
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
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Federal judge blocks Illinois assault weapons ban
The Hill
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
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Handful of House GOP lawmakers open to assault rifle ban
The Hill
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
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Dems fear overreach as left presses assault weapon ban
The Hill
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
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Arizona inmate charged with attempted murder after Derek Chauvin stabbing
Fox News (Online News)
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
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‘Not A Firearms Expert’: Biden’s ATF Chief Admits He Can’t Define What An ‘Assault Weapon’ Is
The Daily Caller
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
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Biden and Harris Push 'Assault Weapons' Ban After MSU Shooting — There's Just One Thing
Townhall
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
Analysis
Democrats Don't Care Whether Banning 'Assault Weapons' Is Constitutional
Reason
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
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AR-15 and AK-47 rifle sales surge to 24 million, more than Ford F-150s
Washington Examiner
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
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GOPers blast ‘unconstitutional’ Biden calls for assault weapons ban
New York Post (News)
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
Opinion
Biden Claims Mass Shootings ‘Tripled’ After Assault Weapons Ban Ended
Breitbart Fact Check
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
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Republican Congressman Says He Would Vote for an Assault Weapons Ban
The Epoch Times
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
News
Biden urges ban on 'assault weapons,' claiming 'it worked' before. No, it didn't.
The Blaze
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
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Boulder’s assault weapons ban blocked by judge just 10 days before shooting
New York Post (News)
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
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Virginia lawmakers reject assault weapon ban
Washington Times
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
Analysis
Resisting the Gun Grabbers
The American Spectator
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
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Beto O’Rourke on his gun confiscation plan: 'No, it’s not voluntary, it’s mandatory'
Washington Examiner
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
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When #MarchForOurLives Protesters Are Asked What An ‘Assault Weapon’ Actually Is, They Have No Idea
The Daily Wire
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right

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