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In his book, Guinn writes that Brunner and several other Family members held up a Western Surplus Store at gunpoint in 1971, stealing roughly 140 guns to aid them in a plan to hijack a plane and demand that Manson be freed from prison.—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025 Police are searching for a suspect accused of robbing a bank at gunpoint in Groton on Wednesday.—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025 Notably, this trend isn’t just limited to the North Side — in Hyde Park on the South Side, three University of Chicago students walking together early on Saturday morning were robbed at gunpoint.—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 The off-duty officer ran outside toward the gunfire and held Godfrey at gunpoint until police arrived, authorities said.—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gunpoint
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