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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In a straw purchase, an individual buys a firearm for someone ineligible to purchase or possess guns.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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This particular finding presents a more nuanced framing of gun violence and challenges dominant narratives about Chicago’s violence that have plagued the city’s reputation for decades.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Firearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firearm. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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