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For just one example, see next term’s big gun case, which asks whether the Second Amendment prevents the government from disarming people who are under a restraining order for domestic violence.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2023

That’s why I was on the Hill with Fred Rogers, trying to get them to continue the funding of what I felt was a big gun, right?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023

“I’m not a big gun guy,” says Carlson, whose weapons include pistols, a shotgun, an AR-15 rifle, 10 loaded magazines and about 1,000 additional rounds.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2022

I fired a 155 howitzer, this big gun on wheels.

From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2020

I didn’t have time to wonder why they’d be so scared they’d keep a big gun like that out in the open because I spotted my suitcase slid way under the kitchen table!

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis