firearm
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Tall, powerfully built and eloquent, he quoted scripture as competently as he wielded a firearm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Last fall in Baltimore County, Maryland, a detection system decided a teenager named Taki Allen was holding a firearm.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
A woman was cleared of possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, and perverting the course of justice.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Investigators also seized about 20,000 rounds of ammunition, including armor-piercing rounds, multiple firearm suppressors and about 15 firearm milling fixtures used to illegally manufacture and modify AR-15-style lower receivers, according to the statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
A careful and cautious man who picked his shots, never drank while carrying a firearm, and always stayed in shape, Kyril Montana thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors with or without a gun.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Jurors were also informed that Walters’ partial fingerprint was found on the white Spencer’s bag holding the cache of stolen firearms that Oxford turned over to police.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has signed a decree which eases restrictions on people carrying legal firearms in public.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
In addition to the arrests, 570 people were cited and seven firearms were recovered at the scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Founded in the 19th century by Jewish brothers Loeb and Moses Simson in Suhl, Thuringia, it grew into a thriving industrial firm that made firearms but also bicycles and luxury automobiles.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
As it shuffled toward Marina, that extra training with firearms came to her rescue.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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