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gun-running

 noun
     
Related topics: Weapons, Bombs and Terrorism
gun-running [uncountable]
PMWSCB the activity of taking guns into a country secretly and illegally, especially so that they can be used by people who want to fight against their government
—gun-runner noun [countable]
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