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Noun
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During a search of O'Brien's apartment, charges say officers found three different pistols.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
17 June 2026 -
While conducting an arrest at Thomas' residence, agents seized a hunting rifle, an AR-style rifle, 30-round extended magazines for the AR-styles rifle filled with approximately 180 rounds of ammunition, and a pistol, according to court documents.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
16 June 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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He was armed with a handgun, police said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Genco went so far as to buy a bulletproof vest and a skull mask, a rifle and handgun magazines.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
Noun
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About three months into the search, Chavez’s landlady found Jimmy’s bookbag and a revolver handgun belonging to her inside Chavez’s trailer.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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He was also convicted of carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit, the DCJ said.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2026
Noun
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Prosecutors allege Pierce used a semi-automatic rifle to fatally shoot the four victims at the family home.—
Laura Colvin,
Freep.com,
12 June 2026
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Police said the officer saw the barrel of a rifle on the floor and asked Pryor to get out.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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When their stones began hitting people inside the house, a British customs agent fired a shotgun at the boys, killing an 11-year-old named Christopher Seider.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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Dart fumbled a shotgun snap on the goal line in a situational period later in the practice.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
9 June 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
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The robbery happened Wednesday afternoon near West Ninth Street, when two suspects allegedly approached two children operating the stand, stole their cash box and displayed a firearm during the incident.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The 15-year-old boy is charged with criminal homicide, carrying a firearm without a license, possession of a firearm by a minor and tampering with/fabricating physical evidence.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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“Self-loader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-loader. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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