firearm
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The main suspect was then arrested, with police seizing a firearm, judicial sash and identity cards bearing his fake judicial title, the paper said.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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
Aguilar, who had a permit to carry a concealed firearm, drew his gun, Flores testified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
In this tale, a 9-year-old girl named Ildr, who has recently lost her mother to a plague, encounters a stranger bearing extraordinary inventions such as eyeglasses and a firearm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Once, he dropped his backpack and a firearm catalogue spilled out, and there was also that photo at the shooting range.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
The new rule will still keep firearms out of the hands of undocumented immigrants, registered sex offenders and violent criminals, the department said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
He also offered to hand the firearms over for safekeeping but instead was detained and arrested, according to his lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 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
Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation -- roughly one for every seven inhabitants.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
But there were also factors working against the acceptance of firearms in Japan.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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