Legal Definition. Assault is an intentional tort that causes another person to have a reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact. Assault charges must allege that the defendant: ...

Steve Dettelbach, President Biden's nominee to lead the ATF, admitted during his confirmation hearing he cannot define the term "assault weapons," despite once calling for a ban on them.

The talk of a possible assault weapons ban has some gun buyers searching for certain guns.There's been a debate over what exactly is an assault rifle.At A&B Pawn in Van Buren, Ark., there isn't ...

An actual assault rifle is capable of selective fire, meaning that it can fire automatically or semi-automatically with the flip of a selector switch; examples include the U.S. Army M-16, the ...

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Tuesday quizzed DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on his support for an assault weapons ban and if he could define what weapons he would ban.

Yet exactly what constitutes an "assault weapon" is a contentious issue and something that riles up some gun advocates. In fact, many of the large gun groups consider "assault weapon" a made up ...