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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Recent Examples of firearm
Bell had a firearm at the time of his arrest, according to police.
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Michael Moore Jr., Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Police allege nobody in the vehicle had a valid pistol permit to carry a firearm.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Nelson was also indicted by a federal grand jury on March 5 on charges of possessing an unregistered firearm and attempting to damage or destroy vehicles used in interstate commerce.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, since the April 5 firearms seizure, police have stepped up enforcement in Cap-Haïtien.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
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Michael Moore Jr., Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Police allege nobody in the vehicle had a valid pistol permit to carry a firearm.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Nelson was also indicted by a federal grand jury on March 5 on charges of possessing an unregistered firearm and attempting to damage or destroy vehicles used in interstate commerce.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, since the April 5 firearms seizure, police have stepped up enforcement in Cap-Haïtien.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Firearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firearm. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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