gun room
noun
: quarters on a British warship originally used by the gunner and his mates but now by midshipmen and junior officers
Examples of gun room in a Sentence
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The legislation will require gun owners to lock their guns in a box, special gun room or with a cable lock, the ordinance states.
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Corey Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2023
The two bills would expand on a secure storage law adopted two years ago that requires gun owners to store their firearms in a safe or gun room or to use a trigger lock to ensure a gun can’t be fired when not in use Sen. Janeen Sollman, D- Hillsboro, introduced Senate Bill 551.
—oregonlive, 2 Mar. 2023
The ground level houses an office, garage, gun room, trophy room, bathroom and storage rooms.
—Dallas News, 28 June 2022
Other standout features of the home include a library, a gun room and a kitchen.
—Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2022
Other highlights of the main castle include eight reception rooms, six bathrooms, a library, a gun room, a kitchen, and, apparently, a ghost.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2022
Watching the denouement may not surprise readers, who know that a gun room revealed early on will appear again, and that a magnetic leader will probably experience a downfall.
—Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
Oregon joins 11 other states in requiring gun owners to store their firearms in a gun room or safe or use a trigger lock when it is not being carried or under their control.
—The Statesman Journal, oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2021
There was no doomsday prepper gun room — what would happen when bullets run out?
—Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2020
Corey Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2023
The two bills would expand on a secure storage law adopted two years ago that requires gun owners to store their firearms in a safe or gun room or to use a trigger lock to ensure a gun can’t be fired when not in use Sen. Janeen Sollman, D- Hillsboro, introduced Senate Bill 551.
—oregonlive, 2 Mar. 2023
The ground level houses an office, garage, gun room, trophy room, bathroom and storage rooms.
—Dallas News, 28 June 2022
Other standout features of the home include a library, a gun room and a kitchen.
—Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2022
Other highlights of the main castle include eight reception rooms, six bathrooms, a library, a gun room, a kitchen, and, apparently, a ghost.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2022
Watching the denouement may not surprise readers, who know that a gun room revealed early on will appear again, and that a magnetic leader will probably experience a downfall.
—Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
Oregon joins 11 other states in requiring gun owners to store their firearms in a gun room or safe or use a trigger lock when it is not being carried or under their control.
—The Statesman Journal, oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2021
There was no doomsday prepper gun room — what would happen when bullets run out?
—Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2020
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