carry arms

Example Sentences

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Gun buyback programmes have the advantage of being purely voluntary, avoiding the ire of gun-rights proponents who oppose any rule that limits the right to carry arms.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2022

So, he is not referencing First Amendment law to suggest that there are no limits on the right to keep and carry arms.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2022

In response to the heightened security situation, Bennett has called on citizens with gun permits to carry arms to reinforce the scaled-up security forces dispersed throughout Israel and the West Bank.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2022

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

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