gun

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Often affixed inconspicuously to poles, they photograph the back of every passing vehicle and collect license plate data—as well as color, make, model and features like a bumper sticker or a gun rack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The officer then asks people standing nearby where the gun is.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

But, Jackson wrote, “there is no right to carry a gun onto private property without the permission of the owner.”

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

The group draws inspiration from organizations whose members have suffered the impacts of gun violence.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

“Fischer had a gun to our heads,” he later said, explaining the abrupt termination of one of the most important American chess matches ever played.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady