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gun

[guhn] / gʌn /


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A Los Angeles police official said it was “too early to tell” if the man killed was firing a gun into the air on New Year’s Eve.

From Los Angeles Times

If you are looking for a young gun to take the game by storm, David Ford could be your man.

From BBC

A prospective soldier needed to bring his own weapon to join the military, a clever means of nationalizing Somaliland’s supply of loose guns while saving the government the cost and hassle of purchasing firearms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Less than a month before he was gunned down in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy gave a memorable speech — the last major one of his life — at Amherst College.

From Salon

Striker Pence, a sophomore pitcher at Corona Santiago with a 100-mph fastball, will receive an endorsement deal from a radar gun company.

From Los Angeles Times