firearm

Example Sentences

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Renewing a legal battle that some had considered settled, gun rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging a California law that places a 10-day waiting period on most firearm purchases.

From Los Angeles Times

He effused earnestly about firearms and Adolf Hitler speeches and once seriously schemed to murder columnist Jack Anderson.

From Washington Post

An ACT policing statement on Monday said police had received a report that a man had threatened a woman with a firearm and allegedly stolen a car.

From Reuters

The previous low was when he said he was “embarrassed” that his state ranked only second in new firearms purchases and implored Texans to “pick up the pace.”

From Washington Post

He directed judges to start taking the high court’s Second Amendment jurisprudence seriously and said courts must determine whether a firearm restriction would have seemed reasonable to those who crafted and ratified the Second Amendment.

From Washington Times