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
Independents are roughly split on most items, but a majority say Democrats are not committed to protecting the freedom to own firearms.
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Emily Guskin, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Among those scheduled to testify at the hearing for the government were an Oklahoma couple who were storing some of Goudreau's belongings, including two assault rifles an associate recently tried to retrieve in possible violation of a court order against possessing firearms while on bond.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2025
Federal laws also prohibit the carrying of firearms within school zones.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2025
Avery was sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole on June 1, 2007, with an additional 10 years for his firearm possession, per NBC, while Dassey received a life sentence, as reported by the Associated Press.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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Emily Guskin, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Among those scheduled to testify at the hearing for the government were an Oklahoma couple who were storing some of Goudreau's belongings, including two assault rifles an associate recently tried to retrieve in possible violation of a court order against possessing firearms while on bond.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2025
Federal laws also prohibit the carrying of firearms within school zones.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2025
Avery was sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole on June 1, 2007, with an additional 10 years for his firearm possession, per NBC, while Dassey received a life sentence, as reported by the Associated Press.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firearm
gun
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Wuornos pawned Carskaddon's gun, per court records reviewed by PEOPLE.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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In a 2024 Rolling Stone profile, the country-rock singer repeatedlyfired off the N-word and brandished a gun.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Firearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firearm. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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