firearms

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Kapri had been serving a 46-month sentence for lying on background-check paperwork related to firearms purchases in 2019, with a separate one-year term for gun possession running concurrently.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Thomas Ross KC, defending, told the court that the offence was absent of firearms or intimidation which was "different" from similar cases.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The firearms are described as a Mossberg 12-gauge, pump-action shotgun and a Rock Island Armory 1911 .38-caliber pistol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

"It appears he purchased these firearms in the past couple years."

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

European weapons were steel swords, lances, and daggers, supplemented by small firearms and artillery, while body armor and helmets were also made of solid steel or else of chain mail.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond