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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

Aguilar, who had a permit to carry a concealed firearm, drew his gun, Flores testified.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

There is already a higher starting point of 30 years for murder using a firearm.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The state intended this rule to respect property rights by creating a default rule that nobody takes a firearm onto someone’s land without their permission.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 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

Specially trained firearms officers and the National Police Air Service attended the scene, alongside paramedics, the force said.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

That and other incidents have drawn attention to a controversial Thai government program that allows police and soldiers to buy subsidized firearms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation -- one for every seven inhabitants.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

Authorities said they discovered a small cache of firearms at his home along with a security ID.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

There was fond remembrance of the meeting a few years back when hundreds had attended because the state was proposing to end COs’ traditional privilege of carrying concealed firearms off the job.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover