gun down
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As officers backed out of the apartment, Davis, who is Black, can be seen on the video briefly pushing his white partner’s gun down, telling him, “Don’t, don’t, don’t.”
From Washington Times • Apr. 24, 2023
The Gila National Forest issued its final decision to gun down the wayward cattle last week amid pressure from environmental groups that have raised concerns about unchecked grazing in sensitive areas.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023
People put the gun down and understand we’re here to have fun and be free.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022
But Greene said that she had a "weird gut instinct" to put her gun down before answering the door.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2022
“All right,” I said as I set my gun down and leaned it against a porch post.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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