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
Struck Hawaii's law requiring permission to bring a firearm into a business.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Detectives also found blasting caps, cellphones and various firearms and ammunition.
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Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Thomas Williams, 41, was charged with two counts of first degree reckless injury, possession of a firearm by a felon and bail jumping, according to a criminal complaint from the Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office obtained by PEOPLE.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Under the current court, a core individual right – free speech, free exercise of religion, or personal defense with firearms – can be regulated but not eradicated, limited but not eliminated.
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Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Detectives also found blasting caps, cellphones and various firearms and ammunition.
—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Thomas Williams, 41, was charged with two counts of first degree reckless injury, possession of a firearm by a felon and bail jumping, according to a criminal complaint from the Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office obtained by PEOPLE.
—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Under the current court, a core individual right – free speech, free exercise of religion, or personal defense with firearms – can be regulated but not eradicated, limited but not eliminated.
—
Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firearm
gun
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Officials said the gun violence took place from May 2025 to late April 2026 in a swath of the South Bronx.
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The man had a gun and refused to drop it when ordered to by police, the sheriff said.
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“Firearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firearm. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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