firearms
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"These are small military positions -- essentially guard posts or fighting positions for units armed with individual firearms -- and it looks like North Korea has been moving them forward," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Det Supt Ryan Chambers said the unit specialised in the most serious elements of criminality, targeting offenders and those in possession of firearms.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Access to weapons varies based on capability, a pocket knife can be purchased by anyone anywhere, firearms are restricted from certain groups, and missiles are only available to militaries and are meticulously accounted for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
A lot of the sports that you practice, whether that be hog hunting, coyote hunting, or just hunting, they’re associated with firearms.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
As it shuffled toward Marina, that extra training with firearms came to her rescue.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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