firearm

Example Sentences

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“A ghost gun is one that effectively has no identity,” said Garen Wintemute, director of the California Firearm Violence Research Center with UC Davis and an emergency room physician.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

Police Scotland’s Firearm and Explosives Licensing team manage applications and renewals for firearm and air weapon licences.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

"Firearm use is a relatively unchecked source of childhood exposure to lead. There's currently no way to stop the exposure from happening and no interventions when it does."

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

Zimmerman, who also works as co-director of the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, and principal investigator and director of the Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center, points to the “broken windows” and “busy streets” theories.

From National Geographic • Dec. 14, 2023

The Government gave each of them a Slouch Hat and a prehistoric Firearm.

From Fables in Slang by Newman, Clyde J.