firearms

Example Sentences

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A year later, Congress passed a law that added a firearms trafficking conspiracy charge to the federal criminal code, a crucial new tool for prosecutors.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The firearms were found through a federal search warrant of her home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Rutledge was sentenced to six months suspended for two years and banned from keeping firearms for eight years.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The authorities also seized dozens of firearms and ammunition, devices for communicating in Morse code, drones, maps and bottles of fine wine and whiskey.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Even if poor, the men were decent, worthy of respect, accomplished in the manly arts of riding and pistol shooting, but not reckless with either animals or firearms.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago