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In January, Jay Ashcroft, the Republican secretary of state in Missouri, was ordered from his house at gunpoint by armed officers responding to a bogus call that there had been a shooting at his home.
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Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 19 May 2024
The Fort Worth Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects who robbed three packs of beer from a local gas station at gunpoint.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
Deputies responded to a home in the 4500 block of South Himalaya Circle just after 3 p.m. Wednesday after someone called 911 about a woman being held at gunpoint against her will, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Thursday.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
The mail carrier, identified as T.W. in court documents, reported to authorities that the robbers demanded a USPS arrow key, also known as a master key, at gunpoint on Oct. 2, 2023, according to the release.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
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Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 19 May 2024
The Fort Worth Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects who robbed three packs of beer from a local gas station at gunpoint.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
Deputies responded to a home in the 4500 block of South Himalaya Circle just after 3 p.m. Wednesday after someone called 911 about a woman being held at gunpoint against her will, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Thursday.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
The mail carrier, identified as T.W. in court documents, reported to authorities that the robbers demanded a USPS arrow key, also known as a master key, at gunpoint on Oct. 2, 2023, according to the release.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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