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roscoes

noun

plural of roscoe, slang

as in zip guns

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In one black storage bin, agents found pistols beneath a lead plate.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
The ruling does not apply to the country's most popular firearms, such as AR-15s and Glock pistols, which are standard weapons available for sale commercially and regulated largely under a different federal law.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

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Those roads and trails are often where vehicles become vulnerable to artillery, drones, mines, and small arms fire.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
The roadmap speaks of the new administration empowering individual Palestinians to keep their small arms.

— Dan Williams, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of small arms

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Police found two guns used in the robberies in Chapman-Joseph and Joseph’s home.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Two men, ages 89 and 73, were caught with a house full of cocaine, marijuana and guns after Miami police conducted a raid Wednesday afternoon following an undercover sting in August, according to their arrest reports.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of guns

Noun

Police encourage residents to secure their firearms and use gun locks, Calzada said.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
Officers also found several large shipping boxes containing precious metals, two unregistered firearms, and more than $105,000 in cash, according to the sheriff’s department.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of firearms

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