- plural of firearm.
firearms
Example Sentences
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California does not have a statewide mandate dictating how far a firearms retailer must be from a school or day care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
At the meeting, Supervisor Steve Lavagnino noted that, in his district, Santa Maria High School is directly across the street from a firearms store called Get R Gun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
According to the Geneva-based research centre Small Arms Survey, civilians had more than 2.3 million firearms in 2017 -- nearly three for every 10 inhabitants.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
In March 2024, the company acquired Credova, a point-of-sale financing company with a particular focus on providing buy-now-pay-later loans for firearms, in an all-stock deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Agents were now empowered to make arrests and carry firearms, and the department was soon renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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