rifle
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Ruby Celly Uribe, 37, of Sacramento, was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of unlawfully possessing a machine gun and an unregistered short-barreled rifle, according to a news release from the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Meanwhile, night-vision rifle scopes paired with cutting-edge thermal-imaging binoculars open the night woods to hunting in ways that were impossible just a few years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Carrying a rifle, he posed with other soldiers wearing military fatigues.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Two months later, a Secret Service agent shot at a gunman pointing a rifle on Trump’s golf course as the president golfed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
That his controller wasn't a rifle and his raggedy family-reunion T-shirt wasn't a flak jacket.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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