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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California had a law that said most people could not buy more than one firearm in a 30-day period, but a federal court of appeals struck down the law in June.
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Police said at least one suspect was armed with a firearm.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Demetre Fleurimond, of Dania Beach, faces one count of first degree murder with a firearm.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
In another case involving a different woman, he was charged in 2013 in Wayne County with domestic violence, assault with a dangerous weapon and felony firearm.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Police said at least one suspect was armed with a firearm.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Demetre Fleurimond, of Dania Beach, faces one count of first degree murder with a firearm.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
In another case involving a different woman, he was charged in 2013 in Wayne County with domestic violence, assault with a dangerous weapon and felony firearm.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firearm
gun
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But unlike in past deadly episodes of gun violence, the leaders were silent on calling for any gun control measures.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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A student who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself, has died, according to the local sheriff's office.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Firearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firearm. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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