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Pages fielded that ball, but short-hopped his throw to third base in an effort to gun down Harper.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

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

But Greene said that she had a "weird gut instinct" to put her gun down before answering the door.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2022

He turned around and put his gun down to pour some soda, Cohen said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 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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