firearm
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Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says he is "flabbergasted" that "serious knife and firearm offenders" are freed on bail "again and again".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Tall, powerfully built and eloquent, he quoted scripture as competently as he wielded a firearm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
So many states had repealed so many firearm regulations that the District of Columbia’s stringent handgun ban looked like a true outlier.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
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
“I didn’t figure you had,” Bernabe said, daring to look up now as he added, “So how about stashing that firearm, okay?”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Jurors were also informed that Walters’ partial fingerprint was found on the white Spencer’s bag holding the cache of stolen firearms that Oxford turned over to police.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
They also failed to identify and seize his firearms after he lost his licence around the same time, the report said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
To prevent a particularly serious accident or disaster, the armed forces may also use conventional firearms, among other means.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The incident marks the second time Ecclestone has encountered airport issues regarding firearms.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
He initiated Aureliano José in the use of firearms, gave him early military instruction, and for several months took him to live in the barracks, with Úrsula’s consent, so that he could become a man.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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