firearm
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- noun
- /ˈfaɪərɑrm/
- They make some of the world's best firearms, especially handguns.
- possession of firearms
- carry a firearm
- access to firearms
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Watch on YouTubeAnd it's not just access to firearms, but why?
- And it's not just access to firearms, but why?
- The Second Amendment does not guarantee the right to have firearms at all, he said.
- That's how we're getting cheap tons of firearms like we've never seen before.
- No, I would never bring a firearm to a podcast.
- OK guys, least favorite firearm you own?
- Wouldn't anyone handling a firearm check the gun themselves?
- And so firearms training is a big part of this.
- It's, that's why I say it comes down to access to firearms.
- Well, well, well, it looks like an illegal firearm.
- Well, pretend firearm, sometimes a real one, but no bullets.
- And it came from actually another firearms expert of ours, Alec Jason.
- Yeah, that was a firearms officer in London.
- They had an imitation firearms, that was it and ski masks.
Examples
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Wouldn't anyone handling a firearm check the gun themselves?
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Law enforcement officials also note that firearms are easily accessible by other means.
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Do either of you own a firearm? -
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There is an extra firearm under the car seat, have it ready.
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I was wondering where you hide your firearm.
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But in Detroit cops always carry a firearm.
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Possession of an illegal firearm.
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Banning may be appropriate for the more dangerous class of firearms, but not for the less dangerous class.
Academic text (2017) -
Returning servicemen trained in the use of firearms sought access to recreational shooting.
Academic text (1995) -
Do either of you own a firearm?
Synonyms
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A small gun you hold and fire with one hand
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A small gun that you hold and fire with one hand
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A gun, especially a handgun
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A gun like a handgun or rifle that a person can carry
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A small gun carried at a person's side for protection
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A small gun like a pistol that you carry on your belt
Compounds
- Specialized
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A gun that keeps loading and shooting as long as you hold the trigger
- Specialized
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A gun that reloads itself after each shot but fires once per trigger pull
How Powerful
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word firearm comes from the two words fire and arm, with fire meaning the burning powder used to shoot and arm meaning a 'weapon' you hold. So a firearm is a gun you can carry and fire by hand.