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For just one example, see next term’s big gun case, which asks whether the Second Amendment prevents the government from disarming people who are under a restraining order for domestic violence.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2023

If this appeal to latinidad still doesn’t work, Caruso brings out the big gun for his Spanish-language commercial on crime: a guy who sounds just like the Dodgers’ Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrín.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2022

I fired a 155 howitzer, this big gun on wheels.

From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2020

“I’m a big gun guy, and I’m all for background checks,” he said.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2019

The big black thing that looked like a log turned out to be a big gun.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III




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