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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The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office would later charge Keron McKinney, who has a burglary conviction in Kansas, with unlawful possession of a firearm because of the prior felony.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
The defendants are charged with possession of a firearm in a school zone, conspiracy to possess a firearm in a school zone and possession of ammunition after a felony conviction.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
He was sentenced in November to three years and two months in prison for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
His parents, Dorothy and Thomas, were also each charged with criminal possession of a firearm after the .22- caliber gun used in the shooting was found in their West Hempstead bedroom, according to prosecutors.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
The defendants are charged with possession of a firearm in a school zone, conspiracy to possess a firearm in a school zone and possession of ammunition after a felony conviction.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
He was sentenced in November to three years and two months in prison for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
His parents, Dorothy and Thomas, were also each charged with criminal possession of a firearm after the .22- caliber gun used in the shooting was found in their West Hempstead bedroom, according to prosecutors.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Firearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firearm. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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