as in gun
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
will need a permit to carry a firearm
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Agents also allegedly found three additional firearms, ammunition and two suppressors.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Then the officers took aim at Lowe with their firearms and the taser, according to the ruling, which says bullets struck Lowe, killing him.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
At the time of the shooting, Rivas was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of a pending case in El Paso County, Texas, according to prosecutors.
—arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
One of the federal charges, murder through use of a firearm, makes Mangione eligible for the death penalty if convicted.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Then the officers took aim at Lowe with their firearms and the taser, according to the ruling, which says bullets struck Lowe, killing him.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
At the time of the shooting, Rivas was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of a pending case in El Paso County, Texas, according to prosecutors.
—arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
One of the federal charges, murder through use of a firearm, makes Mangione eligible for the death penalty if convicted.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for firearm
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“Firearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firearm. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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