Assault weapon (disambiguation)
Assault weapon is a legal, political and commercial term used to define specific firearms marketed to civilians, paramilitary, and police agencies.
Assault weapons or weapons systems
- Assault gun, a cannon or howitzer mounted on a motor vehicle or armored chassis
- FGM-172 SRAW (Short-Range Assault Weapon)
- Heckler & Koch HK CAWS (Close Assault Weapon System)
- M202 FLASH (FLame Assault SHoulder Weapon)
- M249 light machine gun
- Rifleman's Assault Weapon
- Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon
- Squad Automatic Weapon
- Urban Assault Weapon
Often confused with Assault weapons
- Assault rifle, a rifle capable of automatic and/or burst fire that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine
- StG 44 (Sturmgewehr 44, meaning storm (assault) rifle of 1944)
Politics
- Assault weapons legislation in the United States, at federal, state, and local levels.
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