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Recent Examples of zip gun
The search turned up additional drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a zip gun.
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cleveland, 27 Jan. 2022
cleveland, 27 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zip gun
Noun
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As officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, Wenger came out the residence, pointed, then allegedly threw, what was later determined to be an airsoft pistol at officers, according to Podgorski.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Smith said the suspect, Shamar Elkins, a former member of the Louisiana Army National Guard, allegedly used an assault-style pistol to kill seven of his children and an eighth child related to him.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Police responded Wednesday morning to a call from someone claiming to be outside Portage High School with a rifle and handgun, Portage Police said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lemon was taken to Central Booking and was charged with first-degree murder, assault and handgun violations, police said.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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News reports said the helicopters faced small arms fire but made it out safely with the pilot.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The suspension applies to at least a part of SIG Sauer, a major small arms maker based in Switzerland and Germany.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Gutierrez Reed was convicted of loading a live round into a revolver, which Baldwin fired, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Police said the caller identified the individual as Muse and said he was armed with a revolver.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During the fight, a firearm was discharged.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Bordelon said Elkins had been arrested in 2019 in a firearms case.—
Gerald Herbert,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An emotional reunion for a suburban family who lost a loved one to gun violence.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Before his death, Mikhail had told sheriff’s deputies that he had been jumped in September by eight gun-wielding individuals, including Elijah, at the YMCA basketball courts near Oak Ridge High School.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The city’s ongoing lawsuit points to the proliferation of machine gun conversion devices used on semiautomatic pistols.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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That, and a large machine gun resting on the crisp white tablecloth, helped their spot on the show floor stand out somewhat in the sea of sellers trying to draw curious eyes.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This mysterious derringer pistol has sparked more intrigue than any of his other dangerous finds because people want to know the back story.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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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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“Zip gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zip%20gun. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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