firearm

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Gun violence in Greece is relatively uncommon, as firearm ownership is allowed but heavily regulated.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Yet enforcement of firearm relinquishment remains at best inconsistent and at worst nonexistent.

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

“I didn’t figure you had,” Bernabe said, daring to look up now as he added, “So how about stashing that firearm, okay?”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols