firearm

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Police Scotland’s Firearm and Explosives Licensing team manage applications and renewals for firearm and air weapon licences.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

The money would train and equip more door-knocking officers to retrieve or ensure the safe storage of weapons from those who have had their state Firearm Owners Identification cards rescinded.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

"Firearm use is a relatively unchecked source of childhood exposure to lead. There's currently no way to stop the exposure from happening and no interventions when it does."

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

Zimmerman, who also works as co-director of the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, and principal investigator and director of the Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center, points to the “broken windows” and “busy streets” theories.

From National Geographic • Dec. 14, 2023

Firearm companies were formed of the commonest soldiers, and generally used for skirmishes before the commencement of regular fighting.

From A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues by Suyematsu, Baron Kencho