firearms

Example Sentences

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In the early hours of the next morning, specialist firearms officers arrested Natland in Room 207 at the Briar Court Hotel.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

She started in the ATF’s Denver office as an industry operations investigator, the bureau’s term for inspectors who ensure that firearms dealers are conducting the required background checks on buyers and maintaining sales records.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The firearms were found through a federal search warrant of her home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

His solicitor told the court that Rutledge no longer possesses firearms "and nor would he want to".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

There was fond remembrance of the meeting a few years back when hundreds had attended because the state was proposing to end COs’ traditional privilege of carrying concealed firearms off the job.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover