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
Due to his prior criminal history and having a felony conviction, Routt wasn't allowed to possess firearms, online court records showed.
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Santana was charged with possession of a firearm within a school zone, discharge of a firearm within a school zone and interference with a radio communications station.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The research findings derive from 1,021 firearm suicides reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Violent Death Reporting System from 2018 to 2021.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Lam was already being held in Davidson County on unrelated charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest, and possession of a firearm by a felon, per jail records reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Santana was charged with possession of a firearm within a school zone, discharge of a firearm within a school zone and interference with a radio communications station.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The research findings derive from 1,021 firearm suicides reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Violent Death Reporting System from 2018 to 2021.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Lam was already being held in Davidson County on unrelated charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest, and possession of a firearm by a felon, per jail records reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firearm
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He was charged with a gun crime in connection with an anti-KKK riot in Durham, North Carolina.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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According to the complaint, Cullen matched the description of the person firing the gun, and he was taken into custody.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Firearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firearm. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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