firearm

Example Sentences

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US District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed two of the four federal charges against the 27 year old, including murder through use of a firearm, which carried the potential death sentence.

From BBC

After the shooting, an agent “advised he had possession of Pretti’s firearm,” which he later put in his vehicle, according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal

Officers are trained to not stand in front of or reach into moving vehicles, to never pull their firearms unless it is absolutely necessary, and to use force only in proportion to a corresponding threat.

From Los Angeles Times

The report says a Border Patrol agent after the shooting said he had Pretti's gun and "subsequently cleared and secured Pretti's firearm in his vehicle."

From Barron's

Pretti was carrying a firearm for which he held a permit, but no video shows him with the weapon in his hand.

From Barron's