gun

Example Sentences

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If he had stubbornly stuck to his guns, as this England hierarchy has done before, I and many others would have been wondering if he should still be in the job.

From BBC

In the wake of Australia's deadliest mass shooting in almost three decades, the government has announced plans to tighten gun controls, while the New South Wales premier is pushing to crack down on hate speech.

From BBC

He took Boyd’s gun but not his phone, a deviation from department procedure that set the course for what happened over the next few hours.

From The Wall Street Journal

The release pointed to increases in incidents involving suspects armed with a gun, which rose from seven in 2024 to 12 so far this year.

From Los Angeles Times

Prime minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new gun buyback scheme to purchase surplus, newly banned and illegal firearms.

From BBC