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
The pardon does not return the offender's right to own firearms.
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Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Investigators also learned Becton had pointed firearms at and threatened a previous girlfriend, according to the affidavit.
—Arkansas Online, 25 July 2025
The juvenile, who is thought to be the one who brandished the firearm, is not facing federal charges for his role in the thefts but was referred to Hamilton County Juvenile Court.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 24 July 2025
Weapons of any kind including, but not limited to, firearms and knives.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
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Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Investigators also learned Becton had pointed firearms at and threatened a previous girlfriend, according to the affidavit.
—Arkansas Online, 25 July 2025
The juvenile, who is thought to be the one who brandished the firearm, is not facing federal charges for his role in the thefts but was referred to Hamilton County Juvenile Court.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 24 July 2025
Weapons of any kind including, but not limited to, firearms and knives.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firearm
gun
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Local officers and highway patrol with what was apparently looked like guns drawn according to an eyewitness.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Mondal also told police his wife pointed a gun at him.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Firearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firearm. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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