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The phrase "acquire a gun" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the process of obtaining a firearm, whether legally or otherwise.
Example: "In some states, individuals must complete a background check before they can acquire a gun."
Alternatives: "obtain a firearm" or "get a gun."
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But criminals determined to acquire a gun can do so with relative ease.
There were times when Mr. Woods, now a graduate student at Texas, thought that maybe he should acquire a gun.
One thing Mr. Hiraman may have signaled was his intention to acquire a gun, if not to use it.
Mr. Mulroney later told a television interviewer that contest had made him want to acquire a gun "to do serious damage to these people".
It had appeared that the six days of deliberations were going to produce a disaster for the Metropolitan police when the jury found law enforcement had not done enough to gather and react to intelligence Duggan may be seeking to acquire a gun.
The loss of so many young people added to the depth of mourning in Germany, where people are struggling to understand how a shy student managed to acquire a gun and bullets and then turn them on his peers in cold blood.
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I began the conversation about acquiring a gun.
We don't know, yet, how Flanagan acquired a gun.
Relatives said she had told them that she had acquired a gun for self-defense.
The 2015 survey found that just 22% of gun owners who had acquired a gun in the previous two years reported doing so without a background check.
After Berry acquired a gun from an unspecified acquaintance, satisfied police allegedly drove her to a Dunkin' Donuts and let her go without charge.
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