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The phrase 'retrieved a gun' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you are describing someone finding or taking a gun. For example: John retrieved a gun from the cabinet and loaded it with bullets.
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Police say Tillman then ran to his car, retrieved a gun and began shooting.
Mr. Poordavoud retrieved a gun from his car and fired a single shot that missed.
Hooks retrieved a gun and headed out of the bedroom as the officers broke down the back door, Shook said.
The 11-year-old "wanted to see the 8-year-old's, and she said no, and then he went and retrieved a gun," McCoig said.
The witnesses said Mr. Robbins then retrieved a gun from a car and shot Mr. Melton in the chest before fleeing.
According to local reports, the player retrieved a gun from his bag after being shown a red card, returned to the pitch and shot 48-year-old César Flores dead.
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It did not require a member to retrieve a gun.
Dispatchers heard the woman beg her husband not to retrieve a gun from a safe.
He admitted to arguing about the new rule, to retrieving a gun and to chasing Freeman.
The officers said they believed Mr. Bell and his friends were going to retrieve a gun and shoot at another group at the club.
The officers have said they believed the group was going to retrieve a gun and shoot at another group at the club.
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