firearms

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Such cases get attention and send a message that carelessness with firearms is serious business.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

SEYFERT: We’re the largest firearms manufacturer in the largest firearms market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Officials define crime guns as firearms that have been stolen or are illegally possessed, have been used in a crime, or are suspected of having been used in a crime.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

A man accused of assaulting a firearms officer at Manchester Airport has told a jury he thought he was "going to die" when his head was pushed to the ground.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

He initiated Aureliano José in the use of firearms, gave him early military instruction, and for several months took him to live in the barracks, with Úrsula’s consent, so that he could become a man.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez