rifle
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When deputies arrived and found Snyder in the area, Modica said, he was carrying a rifle and explained that he was on his way to the post office.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Snyder was charged with one felony count of carrying a loaded firearm after deputies noticed he was carrying a rifle that wasn’t registered in his name.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
WSJ: Ruger has built its brand identity on being an American gun company—made here, sold here, the first rifle a lot of kids in America ever touch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
In cross-examination prosecutor Catherine Pattison asked him whether he was referring to the rifle.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
I adjusted the heavy knapsack and looked back at the woman with her rifle and her well full of water.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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