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Noun
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Machine guns and pump action guns are banned, while the ownership of revolvers, pistols and semi-automatic weapons are allowed only with official authorization.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
11 June 2025 -
Machine guns and pump action guns are banned, but the ownership of revolvers, pistols and even semi-automatic weapons is allowed as long as applicants go through a permitting and licensing process.—
Rob Schmitz,
NPR,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Williams was charged with murder, first degree manslaughter, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of ammunition, and carrying a pistol without a permit.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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As the argument intensified in the parking lot, the manager’s brother pulled out a pistol and shot the worker several times in the arm and chest, authorities said.—
Mike Stunson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 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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Associated Press photos from a 2019 operation that resulted in 680 arrests at several Mississippi chicken processing plants showed agents wore handguns and tactical vests, but did not wear masks, carry rifles nor arrive in armored vehicles.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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O’Neill Burke pledged during her campaign to seek pretrial detention for anyone caught with an assault weapon, and that includes handguns with contraptions converting them to automatic firearms.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Bradley Fighting Vehicle Looks like a tank but the Bradley has a smaller gun, missiles and carries soldiers into combat.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Cellphone footage posted on social media showed Brown approaching the other man with the gun, then the sound of gunshots as the target ducked his head, according to the footage.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Its big selling feature is a revolver-like cylinder that spins and snicks along on precision bearings, just like the cylinder of a six-shooter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 June 2025
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Richard’s odds are lousier than Reacher’s were when Beck forced Reacher to play because this revolver is a five-shot model instead of a six-shooter.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Don’t bring your lawyer, bring your gat or bring your clique, man.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
16 Jan. 2025
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Don’t bring your lawyer, bring your gat or bring your clique, man.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Shooters use shotguns, with each shot projecting hundreds of small lead balls to hit the clay pigeons.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Other defense measures include shooting at the drones with small guns and shotguns, and putting up netting to try to disrupt their flight.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
31 May 2025
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“Roscoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roscoe. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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