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Noun
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Players can acquire four melee weapons — a katana, a spear, knuckles and a heavy sword — and four firearms — a pistol, a machine gun, a shotgun and a rocket launcher.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Lamont’s four-page measure, known as House Bill 5043, would outlaw the future sale, manufacturing, purchase, and importation of the convertible pistols in Connecticut.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dressed for the occasion — and very comfortable with a semiautomatic.—
Michael Ruiz , Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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For those who prefer the hands-on experience of making their own espresso, a semiautomatic keeps you in control.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Police said Baima had robbed a BMO bank branch before running from officers and pointing what appeared to be a handgun at them.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Investigators believe Cardenas fired several rounds from a handgun, hitting Dumas in the head.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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He was heard yelling in an agitated manner, and officers saw Lindner with a revolver in his hand.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The firearm found at the scene was later determined to be a gold lighter manufactured to appear as a revolver.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mike Bland told reporters at the scene of Sunday’s shooting the weapon was an AR-15 style rifle.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Boese said Casap developed a plan in late 2024 to target Trump with an AK-47 rifle attached to a drone.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Strewn near the bodies were spent shell casings and a shotgun shell.—
Daniel Wu,
Washington Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Among them were the one believed used in the road rage incident as well as a pistol reported stolen out of Santa Rosa, an assault rife, a sawed off shotgun and other firearms, authorities said.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol at the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head and squeezed the trigger.—
Brian Matthew Jordan,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2024
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In 1976, after wrecking his Rolls-Royce in a drunk-driving accident, he was arrested, intoxicated, with a loaded derringer on the grounds of Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2022
Noun
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Johnson and a woman in the apartment at the time of the search, Melissa Lincks-Morpeau, 44, of Boston, were both arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and unlawful possession of ammunition.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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In accordance with department policy, the officer who fired his firearm has been placed on administrative leave while Internal Affairs conducts an administrative investigation.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Self-loader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-loader. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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