firearm
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The definitions appear below the frames, reminding us that the men were not just shot with a firearm but also by a camera, shot being shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The main suspect was then arrested, with police seizing a firearm, judicial sash and identity cards bearing his fake judicial title, the paper said.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
So many states had repealed so many firearm regulations that the District of Columbia’s stringent handgun ban looked like a true outlier.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Finally, amid growing distrust of the police and the government, firearm sales began to increase during 2015 and 2016, setting an all-time record in 2020.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Many shunned him; a few nodded, and handed him their weapons; he rubbed the unguent on the stock and muzzle, all the while whispering to the firearm coaxingly in some unknown tongue.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
She said that while she supports ending ICE’s firearms training at the site, she will allow CBP to continuing using the shooting range for training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The regulation is expected to spur a surge in applications from people whose convictions automatically barred them from owning firearms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The regulation, announced Monday, is expected to spur a surge in applications from people whose convictions automatically barred them from owning firearms, the Justice Department said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation -- roughly one for every seven inhabitants.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
He did not ask my name nor I his, but I had seen his quick eyes go to the firearms in their rubber slings, to the fishing rods pinioned against the wall.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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