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carry arms

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bear arms
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Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, who was ill and participated from his home by phone, argued for a straightforward statement from the court about the right to carry arms.

From Washington Post Nov. 3, 2021

Last year the commander caused a stir when he hired Kung Fu experts to train the hisbah officers in close combat as they do not carry arms.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2021

The tensions, along with unsubstantiated allegations circulating on social media that humanitarian flights could carry arms to the Tigray forces, have increased the risks for aid workers in the region.

From Seattle Times Jul. 9, 2021

How, only ten years after the Emancipation Proclamation, had African American men won the power to carry arms and cast ballots?

From Textbooks Jan. 18, 2018

I allowed I did not carry arms among the rebels, but dug among the artificers.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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