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

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