firearm

Example Sentences

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In the lead up to the event, Premier Chris Minns had warned that some people may find the sight "confronting", with police "carrying firearms and weapons that you haven't seen before".

From BBC

In Rehman's case, while there was no suggestion he was a firearms risk, the race was on to bring him in to face justice before he fled overseas.

From BBC

A Met Police spokesperson said: "On Wednesday, 19 November, Metropolitan Police firearms licensing officers attended an address in Windsor to request that a man in his 60s voluntarily surrender his firearms and shotgun certificate."

From BBC

The government of New South Wales -- where the shooting took place -- has recalled its parliament to introduce what it called the "toughest firearm reforms in the country".

From Barron's

Another video from October shows the two men training with firearms in a countryside location that police suspect to be in New South Wales, the state that includes Sydney.

From The Wall Street Journal