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
He was caught on Friday after a manhunt and charged with murder, obstruction, and felony firearm charges.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Black sat with a firearm within reach.
—Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Easy access to firearms, and the opposition from most Republicans to stricter gun laws.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 13 Sep. 2025
That decision meant McRae avoided jail time and kept his ability to purchase firearms.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Black sat with a firearm within reach.
—Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Easy access to firearms, and the opposition from most Republicans to stricter gun laws.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 13 Sep. 2025
That decision meant McRae avoided jail time and kept his ability to purchase firearms.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firearm
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Trumps otherwise basked in the royal limelight on Wednesday, visibly enjoying the pomp and ceremony, which included a royal gun salute, carriage procession through Windsor and guard of honor.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Anonymous tips forward to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center reported threatening posts from a Discord profile that referenced plans for a future massacre and contained pictures of guns.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Firearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firearm. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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