handgun
noun
hand·gun
ˈhan(d)-ˌgən 
: a firearm (such as a revolver or pistol) designed to be held and fired with one hand
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One video featured an elementary school-age girl wielding a handgun; another showed a shooter using a .50 caliber gun to fire on a dummy head filled with lifelike blood and brains.
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CBS News, 7 June 2024
Investigators tied King to Harmon’s murder by the handgun and shell casings that were found at both homes.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 June 2024
The president’s son is charged with three felony offenses arising out of his acquisition of a handgun despite his allegedly being a drug addict.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 5 June 2024
Asiata then pulled out a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun from his backpack and shot Snead, striking him five times and killing him, prosecutors said.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 5 June 2024
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CBS News, 7 June 2024
Investigators tied King to Harmon’s murder by the handgun and shell casings that were found at both homes.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 June 2024
The president’s son is charged with three felony offenses arising out of his acquisition of a handgun despite his allegedly being a drug addict.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 5 June 2024
Asiata then pulled out a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun from his backpack and shot Snead, striking him five times and killing him, prosecutors said.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 5 June 2024
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handgun. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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handgun
noun
hand·gun
ˈhan(d)-ˌgən
: a firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand
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