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handgun

[hand-guhn]

noun

  1. any firearm that can be held and fired with one hand; a revolver or a pistol.



handgun

/ ˈæԻˌɡʌ /

noun

  1. a firearm that can be held, carried, and fired with one hand, such as a pistol

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of handgun1

First recorded in 1400–50, handgun is from the late Middle English word handgone. See hand, gun 1
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As they entered the building, Ronald Gainer Jr. exited an apartment holding a handgun, officials said.

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According to a motion filed by the district attorney’s office last year, Young bumped another other car with his vehicle twice, then pointed a handgun in the other driver’s direction.

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Rivera’s handgun was recovered at the scene, according to the autopsy report.

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The justices struck down city ordinances in Washington and Chicago that prohibited private possession of handguns, and they ruled states may not deny law-abiding citizens a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

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On Thursday, interior ministry police officers armed with Kalashnikov-style rifles and handguns went to a market near Gaza City's central al-Saraya junction, which houses a number of small stalls selling canned food and vegetables.

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