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 | This page in a nutshell: Articles about guns should include mention of notable uses of those guns, including use in crimes. |
Firearms achieve general notability in various ways. One of the primary ways is through their use in notable crimes. These uses are often reported in high quality sources, such as newspapers of record and scholarly publications. Even so, all mentions of criminal use of specific guns are routinely deleted from articles about those weapons. At the same time, information of less notability and with lower quality sources is routinely kept. This seems not to be in accordance with Wikipedia's core policies. All notable uses should be included, whether legal or illegal.
However, remember to assume good faith. Other editors may interpret policies differently, while doing their best to improve an article. One may make a case for inclusion, of information about the use, including the criminal use, of specific guns. But one must not violate consensus even while making a case to change it, nor should one ever edit disruptively.