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Just as adding the direct object "a firearm" to the verb "use" narrows the meaning of that verb (it can no longer mean "partake of"), so also adding the modifier "in the offense of transferring, selling, or transporting firearms" to the phrase "use a firearm expands the meaning of that phrase (it then includes, as it previously would not, nonweapon use).
Direct an electric fan toward the carpet if desired.
"Can you direct a doctor toward that patient?" she whispers.
Select a firearm to carry.
You cannot ship a firearm to someone who is not legally allowed to possess a firearm.
After the group confronted the man, it's alleged he then became increasingly hostile toward them before pulling out a firearm.
In its initial account, the Police Department said Mr. Clark had "advanced toward the officers" while holding what they believed to be a firearm.
According to the lawsuit, Anderson "had direct knowledge of his wife's impairment, her history of violence, her anger and threats toward colleagues over the denial of tenure, and her acquisition and use of a firearm shortly before the massacre".
A firearm was later recovered.
"Above jewelry was a firearm".
They say Jones never carried a firearm.
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