rifle
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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
Police said a rifle was recovered from Porter on the night he was killed.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Images of the weapons found in the house were shown to the court, including an air rifle, which was stored in a wooden box and included a self-contained gas cartridge.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Kovalskiy, who was brought up to not point a rifle at a person when shooting as a sportsman, said there is one aspect of his old work that he doesn’t miss: killing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Standing a few feet away was his dad, Mars, wearing a red beret and olive fatigues with the insignia of the Italian Special Forces, an assault rifle slung over his shoulder.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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