1.   Tom was leading, a rifle slung over his back.

2.   At intersections, National Guardsmen sent to prevent looting stand watch, rifles slung across their shoulders.

3.   Automatic rifles were slung across their backs.

4.   A man dressed in battle fatigues, a Kalishnakov rifle slung from his shoulder, was approaching.

5.   A uniformed bodyguard followed her around, a rifle slung over his shoulder.

6.   For the first time that morning, I was pleased that he had a large rifle slung over his shoulder.

7.   Mohammad Hakim, a Kalashnikov rifle slung over his shoulder, said he did not plan to vote when the selection process begins Thursday.

8.   Soldiers lazily smoked cigarettes in the sun, rifles slung over their shoulders, without worry that an enemy might lurk behind a mud wall.

9.   This is an area where a rifle is slung around one shoulder and a machete around another.

10.   Beyond a row of abandoned buildings, Taliban soldiers in baggy shirts and pants could be seen pacing, Kalashnikov rifles slung over their shoulders.