firearm
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"The circumstances remain under investigation, including whether a firearm – or imitation firearm – was involved."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 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
So many states had repealed so many firearm regulations that the District of Columbia’s stringent handgun ban looked like a true outlier.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
Once, he dropped his backpack and a firearm catalogue spilled out, and there was also that photo at the shooting range.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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That list included firearms, cigarettes, outside food and drink, and bears.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Following the shooting on Friday, Reynaldo Tamayo, the South Cotabato governor, urged adult gun owners to "be responsible in storing firearms" and ensuring that minors do not get access to them.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
California does not have a statewide mandate dictating how far a firearms retailer must be from a school or day care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
According to the Geneva-based research centre Small Arms Survey, civilians had more than 2.3 million firearms in 2017 -- nearly three for every 10 inhabitants.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 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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