Thesaurus results for FIREARMS

firearms

noun

plural of firearm

as in guns

a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder will need a permit to carry a firearm

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Recent Examples of firearms Many of the firearms are believed to have been stolen, and could be linked to crimes in the region, federal officials said. — Mark Price july 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2026 Teri handled higher-value finds and saw that potentially dangerous items – like firearms and knives – got to the local sheriff’s office. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Prosecutors told jurors at trial that the group's actions — including bringing firearms, first aid kits and wearing body armor — were signals of nefarious intent. — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Durham's criminal history included previous convictions for firearms offenses and kidnapping, records show. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 July 2026 Upon entering, police found a myriad of firearms, drugs, fake law enforcement IDs and multiple financial documents from Wilding. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 Prosecutors have said that at the time of the alleged confrontation, Pooh Shiesty was on home confinement for a prior firearms conspiracy conviction out of Florida and was required to wear an electronic monitoring device. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 Law enforcement later searched two locations in connection with the investigation into Hidrogo including a storage facility in Fort Worth where officers found 244 kilograms of meth with a purity level of 100 percent and more firearms. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026 Scenes involving firearms alarmed distributors still grappling with the aftermath of the Columbine massacre, while the film’s October release via Newmarket was further complicated by a trailer prominently featuring an airplane crash just weeks after the September 11 attacks. — José Salazar, IndieWire, 22 June 2026

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guns

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But police say the ranger approaching the car would ultimately lead to a sprawling investigation involving drugs, guns, mysterious chemicals, a missing woman and local and federal investigators turning a Philadelphia home inside out.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
State lawmakers said these rapid-fire guns are not needed for self-defense but can be a weapon of mass murder.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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