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firearm

[fahyuhr-ahrm] / ˈfaɪərˌɑrm /


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

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

A Downey man was charged with a federal firearm-related offense after he was apprehended at the Trump National Golf Club with ammunition in his pocket and a loaded firearm in his pickup truck.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 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

Starmer's gifted firearm has been left with British officials in Turkey, and they are expected to decommission it so it can no longer fire live rounds.

From BBC Jul. 8, 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

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

The regulation, announced Monday, is expected to spur a surge in applications from people whose convictions automatically barred them from owning firearms, the Justice Department said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The second phase will begin early next year and cover "higher-value firearms" valued above AUS$3,000, capped at AUS$10,000.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Miller said that day he had approached a deputy ahead of the checkpoint and told that deputy he had two firearms in his vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

He initiated Aureliano José in the use of firearms, gave him early military instruction, and for several months took him to live in the barracks, with Úrsula’s consent, so that he could become a man.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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