revolver
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On Sept. 18, 2023, deputies arrested Salazar at his Palmdale home, where they recovered a .22-caliber revolver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
One invented the telegraph, another created the first revolver, still a third was the father of the American sewing machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
He was known to both the Secret Service and the Metropolitan Police Department, law enforcement sources told CBS, and used a revolver.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
The shots Gogarty fired from a revolver above the sleeping Joyce’s head sounded the prelude to Joyce’s exile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
He was carrying a swagger stick and had a revolver strapped to his hip.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
The last young Bundists to remain in the ghetto joined the Zionists in the Jewish Combat Organization, which had obtained 10 revolvers from the Home Army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Machine guns and pump action guns are banned, while revolvers, pistols and semi-automatic weapons are allowed only with official authorisation.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025
While the men huff around with revolvers, the women have embraced the model of the old “Road to … ” series with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
Brazilians imported a record $75 million worth of revolvers and pistols in the first 11 months of 2022, nearly double last year's total.
From Reuters ● Dec. 13, 2022
“Well, like those guns,” he said, gesturing to Jesper’s revolvers.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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