Noun
A gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIf, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm all criminals, and let them accidentally shoot themselves? Is this absurd? Yes, and yet the government, of course, is arming criminals. David Mamet
An intellectuals weapon is writing, but sometimes people react as if it were a firearm. A writer can do a lot to change the situation, but as far as I know, no dictatorship has fallen because of a sonnet. Mario Benedetti
I think every red-blooded male enjoys brandishing a firearm. Scott Adkins
Far too often we see attention paid to the firearm and not the criminal. Jeff Miller
How do you combat a man with a firearm? You don't combat him with a golf club, baseball bat or a knife. You combat him with another firearm. Luke Scott
We know that when law abiding citizens who know how to utilize a firearm have one on their person, it helps prevent crime. Paul Broun