as in guns
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 firearms
Mutch, who was convicted of killing a 13-year-old girl in 1975, is barred from having firearms.
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Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
In the Senate, lawmakers today already passed bills regulating the 3D printing of firearms and renaming César Chávez Day for farmworkers.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Heifler is charged with unlawfully making and possessing firearms, which carries a maximum of 10 years in prison.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The scratches are like fingerprints in that no two firearms make identical markings.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Heifler was charged in a criminal complaint Thursday with two firearms offenses.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Jonathan Cook testified that police also found 100 other firearms, scopes and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Take photos or videos of valuable items such as jewelry, electronics, firearms, collectibles, and appliances.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
He is prohibited from having firearms, Jaques said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
In the Senate, lawmakers today already passed bills regulating the 3D printing of firearms and renaming César Chávez Day for farmworkers.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Heifler is charged with unlawfully making and possessing firearms, which carries a maximum of 10 years in prison.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The scratches are like fingerprints in that no two firearms make identical markings.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Heifler was charged in a criminal complaint Thursday with two firearms offenses.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Jonathan Cook testified that police also found 100 other firearms, scopes and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Take photos or videos of valuable items such as jewelry, electronics, firearms, collectibles, and appliances.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
He is prohibited from having firearms, Jaques said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firearms
guns
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Lester noted that the number of homicides has fallen 22%, shootings have dropped 25%, and more than 4,200 guns were seized in over the last four years.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In your final scene, Joy sticks to her guns and leaves the ER.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Firearms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firearms. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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