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When she looked through the window she saw men in fatigues carrying assault rifles.

The gun industry also disputed Mexico’s argument that manufacturers deliberately produce military-style assault rifles and other weapons that, for both practical and aesthetic reasons, appeal to mobsters.

At some point, five federal agents, most of them armed with assault rifles, approached the crowd as the government vehicles reversed and exited through another street.

In opinion polls, most Americans are opposed to a ban on handgun possession but they support a ban on semiautomatic assault rifles.

They found two unregistered assault rifles, a handgun, ammunition and high-capacity magazines at the Nunez residence and identified him as the owner, officials said.