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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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Maltos got out of his car and pulled his weapon, a Sig Sauer 9mm automatic pistol at 29 feet from the truck's driver, according to the notice of claim.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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After being asked to leave, according to the plea agreement, Chokr drove to a gun store in Dearborn and possessed a pistol, rifle and semi-automatic shotgun, holding them and pointing them.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers tracked one of the suspects to a house backyard neighboring the Shiner's home and found Jillian armed with a handgun before an officer shot her.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Now, all of the housewives come back together, the group with Tamra and the one with Gretchen, for a handgun-shooting competition.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hanging from the fence was a backpack and a reusable shopping bag — each containing a plate capable of stopping small arms fire, according to prosecutors.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Two months later, the group launched more than two dozen attacks across northeastern Syria, relying on a combination of guerrilla tactics, including small arms fire, ambushes, assassinations, and improvised explosive devices targeting military checkpoints and government vehicles.—
Caroline Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While police have not mentioned a revolver being used in the shooting at Annunciation, the sight shook the store workers with years of experience who took pride in going the extra mile to make sure their guns didn’t fall into the wrong hands.—
Taylor Galgano,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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He was found with a Glock pistol, revolver and knives, according to court documents obtained by NBC affiliate KPNX.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
21 Sep. 2025
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Police said Bean was charged with two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, two counts of third-degree criminal mischief, first-degree assault, unlawful discharge of a firearm and second-degree breach of peace.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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During the chase, the man was seen pointing a firearm at the officer, but the weapon malfunctioned, according to court documents.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Experts who spoke to ABC News also pointed to other factors behind a rise in political violence, such as hostile rhetoric put forward by public figures and access to guns.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Then at another point, Vincuillo got out his handgun and put the barrel of the gun touching her forehead, police said.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its big selling feature is a revolver-like cylinder that spins and snicks along on precision bearings, just like the cylinder of a six-shooter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 June 2025
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Richard’s odds are lousier than Reacher’s were when Beck forced Reacher to play because this revolver is a five-shot model instead of a six-shooter.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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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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“Zip gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zip%20gun. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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