firearm

Example Sentences

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During opening statements, the prosecutor said the child at some point moved the firearm into an oversize jacket he was wearing on the playground and in the classroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Torrance was home to 18 firearm dealers as of November 2023, as The Times has reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

We know what works: family court reform that centers safety over shared parenting presumptions; mandatory training on coercive control; limits on custody for abusive partners; strict, enforceable firearm removal; and sustained investment in survivor support.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

State authorities at the scene seized a firearm, knife, and unused ammunition and evacuated tourists from the premises.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Many shunned him; a few nodded, and handed him their weapons; he rubbed the unguent on the stock and muzzle, all the while whispering to the firearm coaxingly in some unknown tongue.

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