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Entries in the Category Firearms
Guns, rifles, pistols, machine guns, automatic weapons, hunting weapons, handguns, bullets, ammunition, etc. You can also see citations assigned to this category.

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bullet sponge n. a person, especially a soldier, who takes the brunt of weapons fire. (posted Oct. 17, 2006) [full entry…]
burner n. a gun, especially a handgun. (posted Jan. 6, 2005) [full entry…]
draw down (on someone) v. phr. to reveal or display a firearm and point it at another person; to draw or get a bead on someone. (posted Sep. 14, 2005) [full entry…]
gun-grabber n. a person who advocates gun control. (posted Dec. 15, 2004) [full entry…]
skybust v. to shoot at flying game birds that are too high or out of range. (posted Jan. 3, 2007) [full entry…]
thumper n. a grenade launcher; (hence) a gun known more for its power or noise than for its precision; any gun. (posted Aug. 9, 2004) [full entry…]

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