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handgun
[hand-guhn]
noun
any firearm that can be held and fired with one hand; a revolver or a pistol.
handgun
/ ˈæԻˌɡʌ /
noun
a firearm that can be held, carried, and fired with one hand, such as a pistol
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
As they entered the building, Ronald Gainer Jr. exited an apartment holding a handgun, officials said.
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.
Rivera’s handgun was recovered at the scene, according to the autopsy report.
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.
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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