How to Use firearm in a Sentence

firearm

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  • Over 5,800 firearms have been taken off the city's streets so far this year.
    — Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • But that doesn't extend to firearms, even at the state level.
    — CBS News, 9 July 2023
  • Antifa found it and someone got killed with the firearm in his name.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Cody Hunley, 36, is charged with theft in office and theft of a firearm, both felonies.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2022
  • These are among the items that cannot be brought into the event: Real and replica firearms.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
  • That tracks with recent years past, where firearms were used in about 90% of homicides.
    — Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The passenger admitted that there was a firearm in the car.
    — cleveland, 8 Oct. 2022
  • And it’s not the first time safety concerns have been raised about the model of firearm in question — the Sig Sauer P320.
    — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2022
  • He was raided by the FBI in 2021 and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
    — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
  • Inside the vehicle were drugs, a firearm and the fire hydrant.
    — Warren Kulo | [email protected], al, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Around 2 in 3 gun deaths in this age group were from playing with the firearm or showing it off to others.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • As officers sped to the scene, the drone flew overhead and at first appeared to confirm the man had a firearm.
    — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 5 July 2023
  • Police said a man armed with a black firearm entered the store and confronted the store clerk.
    — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Since 2020 he’s been charged three times with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
  • He was also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • At least one officer ran past the firearm but didn’t seem to notice it, video shows.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
  • Stun guns have long been hailed as a less-lethal alternative to a firearm.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
  • Two counts of murder and one charge of deadly conduct/discharge of firearm were dropped as a part of the deal for his plea.
    — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The suspect pointed some kind of firearm at them and took some of their belongings.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Speed was charged with making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.
    — Cesar G Rodriguez, Chron, 10 Apr. 2023
  • One of the first principles of firearm ownership is to know where your firearm is at all times.
    — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Instead, two-thirds of these killings occur in the home, and most of these murders involve firearms.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The gun used by the man was found at his feet, and it was later revealed to be a replica firearm, Reeson said.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Officers were dispatched to the area on a report of a person with a firearm.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The city of Phoenix, Arizona, is planning to send roughly 600 unclaimed firearms to Ukraine.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 10 July 2023
  • In 2020, Megan stated that she was shot in the foot by Lanez, who has been charged with felony assault with a firearm and pleaded not guilty.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Reduce how much time someone convicted of a crime has to hand in their firearms.
    — Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • One of the people brandished a firearm at Cooke during the assault, police said.
    — Hurubie Meko, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Rocky, who'd been charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, was facing up to 24 years in prison if convicted.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Rocky turned down a plea deal from prosecutors and opted for a jury trial instead of pleading guilty to one of two felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm on Jan. 21.
    — Daniela Avila, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025

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