firearms
Example Sentences
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The investigation began in March when police were notified of firearms charges in the US against another Dauphin-area man.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
These include instructors who would normally be spending their days teaching the basics of how to handle firearms, pull over speeding motorists, collect evidence at a crime scene and interview victims and suspects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
By the mid-15th century, handguns—the term for portable firearms as contrasted with artillery pieces mounted on wheeled carriages—were in regular battlefield use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The other involved a Hawaii law restricting where holders of concealed carry permits can bring their firearms.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
According to Napoleon, what the animals must do was to procure firearms and train themselves in the use of them.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
