/tags/assault-riffles assault riffles en-US WLRN Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:35:00 GMT /2019-09-20/colt-suspends-manufacture-of-controversial-ar-15-for-civilian-market The gun-maker says it will concentrate instead on fulfilling contracts from the military and law enforcement for the semi-automatic weapon that has come for many to be associated with mass shootings. Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:35:00 GMT /2019-09-20/colt-suspends-manufacture-of-controversial-ar-15-for-civilian-market Scott Neuman /2019-08-13/the-u-s-once-had-a-ban-on-assault-weapons-why-did-it-expire To secure enough votes in 1994, the ban's sponsors in Congress accepted a "sunset provision" — meaning it would last 10 years but need to be reauthorized. Politics in the U.S. changed. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:06:36 GMT /2019-08-13/the-u-s-once-had-a-ban-on-assault-weapons-why-did-it-expire Ron Elving /2019-08-06/stories-of-el-paso-shooting-victims-show-acts-of-self-sacrifice-amid-massacre At least 22 people died, including citizens of the U.S., Mexico and Germany. Wed, 07 Aug 2019 03:09:50 GMT /2019-08-06/stories-of-el-paso-shooting-victims-show-acts-of-self-sacrifice-amid-massacre Bobby Allyn, Dani Matias, Richard Gonzales, Bill Chappell /news/2019-07-30/assault-weapons-definition-could-be-key Exactly which guns would be outlawed under a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at stopping Floridians from possessing assault weapons is posing a… Tue, 30 Jul 2019 22:08:34 GMT /news/2019-07-30/assault-weapons-definition-could-be-key News Service Of Florida /2019-02-21/heckler-koch-fined-4-2-million-over-assault-rifle-sales-in-mexico A court in Germany ruled that Heckler & Koch broke the law when it allowed some 4,500 G36 assault rifles to reach Mexican states where drug cartel violence had prompted a ban on such deals. Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:04:36 GMT /2019-02-21/heckler-koch-fined-4-2-million-over-assault-rifle-sales-in-mexico Bill Chappell /show/sundial/2018-03-05/msd-students-return-to-school-coral-gables-takes-a-stand-on-gun-control-skateboard-culture-in-cuba Guests for Sundial on Wednesday, Feb. 28:City of Coral Gables Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli discussed the city commission vote that banned assault weapons even… Mon, 05 Mar 2018 20:09:40 GMT /show/sundial/2018-03-05/msd-students-return-to-school-coral-gables-takes-a-stand-on-gun-control-skateboard-culture-in-cuba /npr-breaking-news/2018-02-28/walmart-joins-dicks-sporting-goods-in-tighter-limits-on-gun-sales Both firms say customers will have to be 21 to buy a gun. Both are also putting new curbs on ammunition purchases in response to the Parkland, Fla., high school shootings. Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:58:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2018-02-28/walmart-joins-dicks-sporting-goods-in-tighter-limits-on-gun-sales Colin Dwyer, Camila Domonoske, Emily Sullivan