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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
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They were then directed to a safe house where a pistol with a silencer was waiting for them.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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On June 14, Naperville police allegedly found a 14-year-old carrying a loaded, semiautomatic pistol at a downtown takeover, authorities said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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According to police, the man was taken into custody and hospitalized in stable condition with a handgun retrieved from him.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Authorities also reported finding a loaded P80 handgun with no serial number.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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Other buyers in Asia such as Bangladesh and Myanmar have acquired armored vehicles, trainer aircraft, and small arms.—
Amir Daftari
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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In contrast, Ukraine, engaged in a war with Russia, received 40,000 small arms from the United States between January 2020 and April 2024 – an average of 9,000 per year.—
Sean Campbell,
The Conversation,
28 May 2025
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When the revolver goes off after only the second spin of the barrel, killing Ali, Hoult practically squeals with delight.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
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The pair leaped out and tried to run but gave up when cops pulled out revolvers and a machine gun.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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Weapons of any kind including, but not limited to, firearms and knives.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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Outside the restaurant, a security guard approached Hodgson and asked him to leave since firearms were not allowed on the property, according to the news release.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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The officer, who was not in uniform, pulled out a gun to protect himself, and a shootout ensued.—
Bill Melugin , Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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According to court documents and security camera footage used in the prosecution, the incident escalated when Orona, driving an SUV, pulled up alongside Milligan's vehicle and fired a gun out of an open window, striking Milligan in the head.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
20 July 2025
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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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This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Nov. 2023
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“Zip gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zip%20gun. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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