- plural of firearm.
firearms
Example Sentences
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The investigation began in March when police were notified of firearms charges in the US against another Dauphin-area man.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
These include instructors who would normally be spending their days teaching the basics of how to handle firearms, pull over speeding motorists, collect evidence at a crime scene and interview victims and suspects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ms. Fletcher, a professor of history at Manchester Metropolitan University, has produced a wide-ranging and sophisticated treatment of the effect of firearms on early modern Italy and beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Moving beyond Italy, Ms. Fletcher explores the role of firearms in European imperial ventures into the Americas and West Africa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
European weapons were steel swords, lances, and daggers, supplemented by small firearms and artillery, while body armor and helmets were also made of solid steel or else of chain mail.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
