Aggravated assault is the name of a common crime in the U.S. In 2019, there were an estimated 821,182 aggravated assaults in the country. If you are a victim of this crime or facing charges of ...

States define the crime of “assault” in various ways, including the alleged criminal actions taken, the perpetrator’s intent, the severity of the harm suffered by the victim and the type of ...

Nonetheless, judging whether an "assault pistol" is a real type of gun or not is not helped by a lack of standardized terms and is complicated by the political debate around the topic of gun control.

San Diego County Sheriff William Gore said the shooter at Chabad of Poway used an “AR-type assault weapon” that killed Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60. Three others were injured in the shooting.

Regarding “US Supreme Court action solicited on Illinois gun ban” (May 9): A Naperville gun shop owner and the National Association for Gun Rights challenged Naperville and the state&#8… ...