firearms

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Lloyd trained as a firearms officer after joining South Wales Police following university and Mrs Justice Stacey said she would have been "well-versed" in the importance of health and safety and risk assessments.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

In the early hours of the next morning, specialist firearms officers arrested Natland in Room 207 at the Briar Court Hotel.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

In the end, some 125 took the offer, threatening to overburden a corps already struggling to inspect even a sliver of the nation’s 130,000 licensed firearms dealers.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“That is why my wife and I took the initiative to remove all firearms, ammunition and accessories from our home and secure all sharp knives in our home….”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Only the tremendous surprise created by the Spaniards' firearms provided the opportunity to escape.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann