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    What is an assault weapon?

    7.18.2020

      Although existing state laws use varying definitions for what constitutes an assault weapon (often determined by the presence of certain features), assault weapons are generally high-powered semiautomatic firearms where each round has up to four times the muzzle velocity of a handgun round.

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      Every day, more than 120 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using four years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2021.

      Last updated: 2.13.2023