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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

“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

If this appeal to latinidad still doesn’t work, Caruso brings out the big gun for his Spanish-language commercial on crime: a guy who sounds just like the Dodgers’ Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrín.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2022

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

From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2020

Amarante stood there toothlessly half-grinning with his big gun held laxly, almost limply in his hands.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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