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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
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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
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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
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According to a witness account, two males pulled up outside the consulate in a white Honda, fired a handgun, got back into the car and fled.—
Swasti Singhai,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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In a follow-up conversation, the criminal complaint says the mother confirmed that at the time of the incident, the handgun had five rounds in the magazine but no rounds in the chamber.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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While some videos include a soundtrack of small arms fire, there is little sign of the mobile fire groups of volunteers armed with anti-aircraft machine guns which Russia is now deploying at scale.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Ciber’s unit has five such machines, used sparingly, and is preparing another, faster robot, capable of covering 10 miles an hour, to carry Kalashnikov small arms into battle.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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At its core is the 30mmx173 KCE revolver cannon, which has an effective range of up to 3,000 meters.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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The two men struggled over Stokes’ revolver before Chan got control over his attacker’s weapon and shot him in the body and face, sources said.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
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During that encounter, the officer discharged their firearm, striking the subject.—
CBS News Miami Digital Team,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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By deed restriction, the forest is a game preserve and no firearms are allowed, according to DEEP.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says her office is prepared to prosecute the case against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of pointing a gun at two people on a Twin Cities highway regardless of whether the case ends up in federal or state court.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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With the headset comes two controllers that feel like the handle of a gun.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Man-portable laser power To put that into perspective, that is roughly equivalent to carrying a machine gun plus ammunition and batteries.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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Williams last week pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, attempted murder and possession of a machine gun.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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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 22 Jun. 2026.
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