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firearms

  • plural
    of firearm.
    firearm
    noun
    a small arms weapon, as a rifle or pistol, from which a projectile is fired by gunpowder.

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Jurors were also informed that Walters’ partial fingerprint was found on the white Spencer’s bag holding the cache of stolen firearms that Oxford turned over to police.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

De la Espriella insisted that the measure would not negatively affect security in the country and said forces were targeting those holding illegal guns and had seized more than 15,000 firearms so far this year.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

To prevent a particularly serious accident or disaster, the armed forces may also use conventional firearms, among other means.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Founded in the 19th century by Jewish brothers Loeb and Moses Simson in Suhl, Thuringia, it grew into a thriving industrial firm that made firearms but also bicycles and luxury automobiles.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Agents were now empowered to make arrests and carry firearms, and the department was soon renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann