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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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According to court records, multiple semi-automatic pistol shell casings were found at the scene.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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Police sources said the victim had confronted the gunman about speaking too loudly on a phone, when the male teen pulled a pistol and shot him.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
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Once inside, deputies said, the man confronted the two women who were working at the time, pulled out a handgun and demanded access to the store's safe.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Lester Earl Jones took action after the girl had been punched in the face and assaulted with a 9mm handgun, court documents report.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
2 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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In some cases, small arms fire and high rate-of-fire machine guns have proved effective against low-flying drones.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Later audio analysis from that night noted as many as 13 shots—even though Sirhan’s revolver could only hold eight rounds.—
Sophia Zhang,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 May 2026
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The law protects firearms manufacturers from certain lawsuits but has an exception for defective products, which Calli said may be hard to prove since the case involves an antique revolver.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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The six months Tran received for pleading guilty to larceny of a firearm, misleading law enforcement in a criminal investigation, and filing an application for a license to carry containing false information were served concurrently with the federal charges.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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The mayor's office stated that, as of May 30, 2026, the Baltimore Police Department officers have seized over 850 firearms this year.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Hamid’s murder conviction also included an enhancement for using a gun in the crime.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Investigators said several minors were in the home when a fight broke out and one of them pulled out a gun.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Online jail records reviewed by PEOPLE show Williams, 21, was booked into jail that Saturday on charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, possession or transportation of a machine gun, and discharging a firearm.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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The keepers of various indexes are going to machine gun SpaceX into their devices.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 May 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 11 Jun. 2026.
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