What are some opposite words for firearm?
Antonyms for firearm
ˈfaɪərˌɑrmfirearm
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Princeton's WordNet
firearm, piece, small-armnoun
a portable gun
"he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
Synonyms:
objet d'art, small-arm, bit, art object, man, spell, part, opus, composition, piece of music, slice, patch, musical composition, while, piece
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
firearm
Synonyms:
Gun
How to use firearm in a sentence?
When jurisdictions choose to return criminal aliens to the streets rather than turning them over to federal immigration authorities, they put the public’s safety at risk. San Francisco’s decision to protect criminal aliens led to the preventable and heartbreaking death of Kate Steinle, while the State of California sought a murder charge for the man who caused Ms. Steinle’s death—a man who would not have been on the streets of San Francisco if the city simply honored an ICE detainer—the people ultimately convicted him of felon in possession of a firearm.
No matter how one approaches the figures, one is forced to the rather startling conclusion that the use of firearms in crime was very much less when there were no controls of any sort and when anyone, convicted criminal or lunatic, could buy any type of firearm without restriction. Half a century of strict controls on pistols has ended, perversely, with a far greater use of this weapon in crime than ever before.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey:
The attack and ambush [were] perpetrated by a violent, career criminal, with a history of 40 charges for crimes including drug trafficking, aggravated assault while discharging a firearm, battery on a law enforcement officer, and attempted first-degree felony murder.
I’m becoming less and less enamored with Taser technology, there are many failures, but increasingly, officers are so afraid to use their firearm that they are using Tasers and other less-than-lethal means when they should be shooting.
Every crime scene has a story, every firearm has a story.
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