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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.
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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
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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
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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