The StG44, considered the first true assault rifle, set the stage for future designs like the AK-47 and M16. Modern contenders like the AK-103 and IWI Galil Ace are highly regarded, but the ...

Experts like T. Logan Metesh, a firearms historian, tell TIME that historically, an assault rifle was defined as a fully-automatic fire rifle and that today, an assault rifle is defined as a ...

But you may be wondering: what qualifies as an “assault weapon” or an “assault rifle?” Like other legislation that has garnered a political nickname – most recently including Texas ...

but are more evenly split on assault-style rifle bans. The U.S. has seen multiple massacres involving assault-style weapons in recent years. Biden, who is running for reelection in 2024 ...

A federal judge in Illinois ruled that the state’s assault rifle ban is unconstitutional, arguing that the decision violates the Second Amendment. In U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn’s ...