1.   Hakkar admitted he took part in the hold-up, but denied having fired a gun.

2.   Hawthorne said she fired the gun as a reflex when her husband shouted.

3.   Saldivar claimed she fired her gun accidentally, but she was convicted of murder and is serving a life sentence.

4.   Suddenly, guns were fired again, and a group of pirates ran from the woods and on to the stockade.

5.   They then forced two girls to jump over a cliff, after which they fired their guns on them.

6.   Government troops broke up the protest by firing their guns in the air.

7.   The second time he fired his gun jammed.

8.   Revelers firing guns in the air with complete disregard for the possible consequences.

9.   Twenty-one guns were fired in salute.