firearms
Example Sentences
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Access to weapons varies based on capability, a pocket knife can be purchased by anyone anywhere, firearms are restricted from certain groups, and missiles are only available to militaries and are meticulously accounted for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Elite firearms officers were very quick to respond to the villagers' 999 calls.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
That list included firearms, cigarettes, outside food and drink, and bears.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 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
European weapons were steel swords, lances, and daggers, supplemented by small firearms and artillery, while body armor and helmets were also made of solid steel or else of chain mail.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
