firearm
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Investigators also seized about 20,000 rounds of ammunition, including armor-piercing rounds, multiple firearm suppressors and about 15 firearm milling fixtures used to illegally manufacture and modify AR-15-style lower receivers, according to the statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 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
There is already a higher starting point of 30 years for murder using a firearm.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The government did not allege that he was intoxicated while possessing the firearm, that he was addicted to marijuana, that he had ever threatened anyone, or that his gun ownership had resulted in any danger.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
A careful and cautious man who picked his shots, never drank while carrying a firearm, and always stayed in shape, Kyril Montana thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors with or without a gun.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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He also offered to hand the firearms over for safekeeping but instead was detained and arrested, according to his lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Anthony "Tony" Jones, 56, from Brecon suffered life-threatening injuries in an incident to which Gwent Police firearms officers were called in Pontnewynydd, near Pontypool, on Thursday.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation -- one for every seven inhabitants.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
That and other incidents have drawn attention to a controversial Thai government program that allows police and soldiers to buy subsidized firearms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
According to Napoleon, what the animals must do was to procure firearms and train themselves in the use of them.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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