firearms

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency previously found early evidence of debanking by nine largest banks, affecting industries like oil and gas and firearms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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

It was hard to understand what this even meant — their job was to inspect firearms dealers.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“They lack the authority to detain or arrest suspects, intervene in crimes in progress, conduct searches, or carry firearms for enforcement purposes,” according to a May 21 report from the city agency.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Even if poor, the men were decent, worthy of respect, accomplished in the manly arts of riding and pistol shooting, but not reckless with either animals or firearms.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago