rifle
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When deputies arrived and found Snyder in the area, Modica said, he was carrying a rifle and explained that he was on his way to the post office.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The Florida woman who allegedly raked Rihanna’s West L.A. home with rifle fire earlier this year may be mentally unfit to stand trial, her attorney said in court Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
In cross-examination prosecutor Catherine Pattison asked him whether he was referring to the rifle.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
However, the concept took root in U.S. armories, ensuring a broken rifle required only a spare part rather than a skilled gunsmith.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
She held her long rifle loosely under one arm, and growled her Ahneen at Omakayas as she tramped into the brush.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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