guns

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He took a shotgun and additional guns out of his parents’ gun safe, according to dispatch records.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Vestiges of that era are still present: Charred remnants of Iraqi tanks and antiaircraft guns litter Failaka Island off the coast of Kuwait City.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Wednesday, including the home and business of volunteer Leo Martinez, who said federal agents pointed guns at him and his mother during the search, but made no arrests.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Today, camouflaged National Guard troops patrol Uruapan with rifles nestled, or cruise the streets in pickup trucks mounted with machine guns.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

As the war progressed, cavalry proved no match for machine guns.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman