firearms
- plural of firearm.
Example Sentences
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The Southport, Conn.-based firearms maker on Wednesday posted a profit of $6.98 million, or 43 cents a share, compared with a loss of $17.22 million, or $1.05 a share, a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Six firearms were seized at that location, along with about £18,000 in cash.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Its setting is much older, a version of medieval Japan where humans are crafting iron into firearms and beasts can talk, but nobody wants to listen to each other.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
According to federal data, the number of privately made firearms recovered in crimes surged from more than 1,600 in 2017 to nearly 27,500 in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
On a per capita basis, Switzerland has more firearms than just about any other country, and yet it is one of the safest places in the world.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
