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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 firearms
The penalties for carrying firearms or ammunition, even by mistake, are severe, and can include long prison sentences.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Ali and Mahmoud were both legally able to purchase firearms, and investigators allegedly uncovered numerous purchases of guns and modifications through bank records and his browsing history, according to the complaint.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Hoping to earn food for their freezers and bragging rights, too, hundreds of thousands of hunters will be heading into the Michigan woods soon for firearms deer season.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
For example, a recent study in JAMA Pediatrics showed that states with more restrictive gun laws have fewer pediatric deaths from firearms.
—NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Independents are roughly split on most items, but a majority say Democrats are not committed to protecting the freedom to own firearms.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
He’s not permitted to possess firearms, explosive devices, pyrotechnics, lasers or flashlights.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
The White House says the task force has yielded 1,300 arrests related to outstanding warrants, drugs and firearms.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
In January 2010, former All-Star Gilbert Arenas was arrested in violation of gun control laws after he and a teammate, Javaris Crittenton, took firearms to the Washington Wizards’ locker room as a result of a gambling dispute.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Ali and Mahmoud were both legally able to purchase firearms, and investigators allegedly uncovered numerous purchases of guns and modifications through bank records and his browsing history, according to the complaint.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Hoping to earn food for their freezers and bragging rights, too, hundreds of thousands of hunters will be heading into the Michigan woods soon for firearms deer season.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
For example, a recent study in JAMA Pediatrics showed that states with more restrictive gun laws have fewer pediatric deaths from firearms.
—NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Independents are roughly split on most items, but a majority say Democrats are not committed to protecting the freedom to own firearms.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
He’s not permitted to possess firearms, explosive devices, pyrotechnics, lasers or flashlights.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
The White House says the task force has yielded 1,300 arrests related to outstanding warrants, drugs and firearms.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
In January 2010, former All-Star Gilbert Arenas was arrested in violation of gun control laws after he and a teammate, Javaris Crittenton, took firearms to the Washington Wizards’ locker room as a result of a gambling dispute.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firearms
guns
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Guests are immersed into a storyline and given laser guns that shoot at different characters.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Both trials raise questions about who is responsible when children with access to guns carry out school shootings, a pervasive problem across the country.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Firearms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firearms. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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