handgun
any firearm that can be held and fired with one hand; a revolver or a pistol.
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Reid previously faced a jail sentence of up to 23 months for his role in a 2007 road rage incident in which he allegedly wielded a handgun.
As police continue probe of Britt Reid crash, 5-year-old remains in critical condition | Rick Maese | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostPolice said the man had a holstered handgun and ammunition in his vehicle.
The fortress around downtown D.C. is being dismantled. But heightened security may remain. | Emily Davies, Michael Brice-Saddler, Peter Hermann | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostAt some point, Ocran “displayed a handgun” and was shot by at least one of the officers, according to Gaithersburg Police Chief Mark Sroka.
Some participants were dressed in fatigues and carried semi-automatic rifles, handguns or tactical equipment.
'A Real Nightmare.' State Capitols Are Racing to Catch Up to the Far-Right Threat | Vera Bergengruen | January 14, 2021 | TimeGaithersburg Police Chief Mark Sroka said Friday night that the man being pursued “displayed a handgun” near an apartment complex.
Police identify man fatally shot by Gaithersburg officers | Rebecca Tan, Martin Weil | January 11, 2021 | Washington Post
In states that require a background check for every handgun sale, 38 percent fewer women are shot to death by intimate partners.
Use Your Vote to Take Stand Against Domestic Violence | Shannon Watts | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe qualified as “sharpshooter” on the M1911A1-45 ACP handgun in 1994.
The (Sloppy) Swift-Boating of Michigan Democrat Gary Peters | Tim Mak | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe swaggered into the school cafeteria that day with a .22 caliber handgun and started shooting randomly.
When the only option for carrying a handgun is to carry concealed, it unfairly discriminates against women and professionals.
At 1:52 pm, Platt received a phone call informing him that a handgun had been used in the killing of German.
The Teen Love Letters that Led to a Tragic Murder-Suicide in Florida | Michael Daly | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's difficult to fire a handgun accurately while in motion.
The Status Civilization | Robert SheckleyHe reached inside his blouse and took out a fully loaded handgun.
The Highest Treason | Randall GarrettBut if you have ever fired a handgun, you don't even think about recoil.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyHe pointed at the little handgun he was still holding in his hand.
The Eyes Have It | Gordon Randall GarrettA beef-faced squire on a pirouetting horse loosed off his gun at Revel, who snatched a handgun from his belt and fired back.
The Buttoned Sky | Geoff St. Reynard
British Dictionary definitions for handgun
/ (ˈhændˌɡʌn) /
a firearm that can be held, carried, and fired with one hand, such as a pistol
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