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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Authorities found Mangione at a fast-food restaurant and recovered a handgun allegedly similar to the one used in the shooting, a silencer, and a three-page manifesto in his backpack.
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Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
No stranger to controversy or conflict, Underwood once ran a firearms marketplace that made headlines for hosting an auction of the handgun used in the Trayvon Martin shooting, in which the 17-year-old was killed by a member of a community watch organization while walking in Miami Gardens, Florida.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
The suspect, who was armed with a revolver handgun, opened fire inside and outside of the school while some students were at lunch.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said law enforcement recovered three shotgun shells, approximately 116 rifle rounds and one live round from a handgun from the scene at Annunciation.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
No stranger to controversy or conflict, Underwood once ran a firearms marketplace that made headlines for hosting an auction of the handgun used in the Trayvon Martin shooting, in which the 17-year-old was killed by a member of a community watch organization while walking in Miami Gardens, Florida.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
The suspect, who was armed with a revolver handgun, opened fire inside and outside of the school while some students were at lunch.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said law enforcement recovered three shotgun shells, approximately 116 rifle rounds and one live round from a handgun from the scene at Annunciation.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handgun. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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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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