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firearm

[fahyuhr-ahrm] / ˈfaɪərˌɑrm /


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Tall, powerfully built and eloquent, he quoted scripture as competently as he wielded a firearm.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Last fall in Baltimore County, Maryland, a detection system decided a teenager named Taki Allen was holding a firearm.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Investigators also seized about 20,000 rounds of ammunition, including armor-piercing rounds, multiple firearm suppressors and about 15 firearm milling fixtures used to illegally manufacture and modify AR-15-style lower receivers, according to the statement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Finally, amid growing distrust of the police and the government, firearm sales began to increase during 2015 and 2016, setting an all-time record in 2020.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

A careful and cautious man who picked his shots, never drank while carrying a firearm, and always stayed in shape, Kyril Montana thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors with or without a gun.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Jurors were also informed that Walters’ partial fingerprint was found on the white Spencer’s bag holding the cache of stolen firearms that Oxford turned over to police.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

The incident marks the second time Ecclestone has encountered airport issues regarding firearms.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Founded in the 19th century by Jewish brothers Loeb and Moses Simson in Suhl, Thuringia, it grew into a thriving industrial firm that made firearms but also bicycles and luxury automobiles.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

In March 2024, the company acquired Credova, a point-of-sale financing company with a particular focus on providing buy-now-pay-later loans for firearms, in an all-stock deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Agents were now empowered to make arrests and carry firearms, and the department was soon renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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