rifle
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Police said a rifle was recovered from Porter on the night he was killed.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 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
The Florida woman who allegedly raked Rihanna’s West L.A. home with rifle fire earlier this year may be mentally unfit to stand trial, her attorney said in court Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Carrying a rifle, he posed with other soldiers wearing military fatigues.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
A man in a Department of Natural Resources uniform leaned out of the helicopter with a hunting rifle in his hands, and the bottom fell out of Owen’s stomach.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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