These two guns fire the same ammunition at the same rate with the same muzzle velocity. But the one on top is an "assault weapon," and the one on the bottom isn't. (Illustration: Lex Villena) ...

Former President Donald Trump was shot Saturday with what has become the weapon of choice for mass shooters, an AR-15-style firearm.

The president said that a round from an AR-15 travels five times as fast as one from a handgun. That's wrong.

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ATF Director Steve Dettelbach was unable to define the term 'assault weapon' while being questioned during a budget request hearing before the House Appropriations subcommittee.

OLYMPIA – A bill to ban the sale or manufacture of assault weapons in Washington has stirred a Legislative debate: What kind of gun is an assault weapon?

A Secret Service agent foiled the attempted assassination attempt after spotting the muzzle of the rifle sticking through the shrubbery lining the golf course and opening fire, authorities said.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s assault-style weapons ban in a 4-3 ruling after months of legal challenges sought to dismantle the law.

Supreme Court turns away a 2nd Amendment challenge to blue-state bans on assault weapons Three variations of the AR-15 rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento.

With or without the features that states such as Washington and Illinois have deemed intolerable, a rifle fires the same ammunition at the same rate with the same muzzle velocity.

Muzzle velocity is the speed at which the bullet leaves the barrel of the weapon. That is then used to calculate muzzle energy, which equates to wounding potential.