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

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was also charged with two firearms offences when he appeared in court in Washington DC on Monday.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

You remember the image: a menacing, glistening heap of firearms surrounded by the mayor, the police chief, the neighborhood activists.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt