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.