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Noun
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As officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, Wenger came out the residence, pointed, then allegedly threw, what was later determined to be an airsoft pistol at officers, according to Podgorski.—
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
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Smith said the suspect, Shamar Elkins, a former member of the Louisiana Army National Guard, allegedly used an assault-style pistol to kill seven of his children and an eighth child related to him.— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dressed for the occasion — and very comfortable with a semiautomatic.— Michael Ruiz , Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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For those who prefer the hands-on experience of making their own espresso, a semiautomatic keeps you in control.— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
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As a result, a Caddo Parish district judge sentenced Elkins to 18 months of supervised probation, and Elkins turned his handgun into police as a condition of probation, court filings show.— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Government contractor Steven Garcia, who oversaw nuclear weapons assets at the Kansas City National Security Campus, disappeared from Albuquerque in August 2025, last seen on surveillance footage leaving on foot with a handgun.— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Gutierrez Reed was convicted of loading a live round into a revolver, which Baldwin fired, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Police said the caller identified the individual as Muse and said he was armed with a revolver.— JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Elkins was using a rifle during the incident, Shreveport Police Cpl.— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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One neighbor who attended the meeting told the board that a man who lived at the lot had been walking up and down the wash with what appeared to be an AR-15 and a crack pipe in his mouth, pointing the rifle at the homes.— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Not only does the scattershot of the multi-projectiles greatly increase the chances of hitting a drone, the NATO standard cartridge delivers a much heavier punch that is twice that of a shotgun, so one tiny bit of shot can be devastating.— David Szondy April 19, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
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Instead, all three firefighters were shot with a 12-gauge shotgun at close range.— Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 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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During the fight, a firearm was discharged.— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Bordelon said Elkins had been arrested in 2019 in a firearms case.— Gerald Herbert, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
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