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During the search, authorities found a 357 revolver, 7.7 grams cocaine, 235 bags of heroin, 16.1 grams of crack, a 9mm Springfield XDS pistol and $2,609.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2025 -
The guns include revolvers, pistols, hunting rifles and shotguns.—
Daniel Cody,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Upon being placed in cuffs, the FBI discovered 16 kilograms of cocaine, two kilograms of heroin, fentanyl pills, an arsenal of firearms including multiple pistols, a rifle, and $1,500,000 in cash.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Deputies searched Kennedy’s car and found a mini AK-47 loaded with a 60-round magazine and a loaded Glock pistol with an extended magazine, Linhardt added.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol at the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head and squeezed the trigger.—
Brian Matthew Jordan,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2024
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This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Nov. 2023
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Espinoza is said to have pulled a handgun and fired multiple shots at the officer.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled in August 2024 that undocumented migrants are not entitled to Second Amendment protections, rejecting a challenge from a Mexican man convicted of illegally possessing a handgun, who claimed the ban was unconstitutional.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Government agencies across the United States periodically auction firearms, offering licensed gun dealers an opportunity to purchase surplus and seized weapons.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The girls, who are embedded in those protests as shown through actual cell phone footage of the demonstrations, may be responsible for the gun’s disappearance.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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The back page of the report featured the cartoon character Yosemite Sam holding a six-shooter in each hand.—
Corey G. Johnson,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Broncos’ most successful regular season since Peyton Manning hung up his six-shooter ended with a historic, and emphatic laugher.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
5 Jan. 2025
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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes lined up in the shotgun formation with running back Kareem Hunt behind him and tight ends Travis Kelce and Noah Gray on either side.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Football talk is scarce in the NFL’s new three-minute black-and-white promo released today in anticipation of Sunday’s Super Bowl, but with Kendrick Lamar in the driver’s seat, literally, and Timothée Chalamet riding shotgun, few will notice anything else.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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Since the Civic began holding events there, the Legion’s revenue has grown by forty-five per cent.—
Chelsea Edgar,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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In mid-July, the U.K. hosted forty-five European leaders, including Volodymyr Zelensky, of Ukraine, at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill, where eight hundred scones were served to the guests for tea.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Roscoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roscoe. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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