Assault weapon (disambiguation)

Drawing from federal and state law definitions, the term assault weapon refers primarily to semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns that are able to accept detachable magazines and possess one or more other features.

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.