assault
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Then came the 1994 Firearms Act, which banned assault weapons and limited magazines to 10 rounds.
From Salon
The number of assaults on reporters in the U.S. in 2025 nearly equals the last three years combined.
From Los Angeles Times
Estonian border chiefs dismiss the idea that Narva is particularly vulnerable to a Moscow assault.
From Barron's
And prosecutors are bringing more charges against demonstrators because assaults against officers are on the rise, they said.
Volker Turk warned countries that at a time when global human rights are under significant assault, his office was facing dire funding shortages hampering its increasingly important and life-saving work.
From Barron's
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