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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He was armed with a semi-automatic rifle and handguns and killed 11 worshipers and wounded six others, including four police officers.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Glendale police released 911 audio and body-camera footage showing the events that led to the police shooting of a suicidal man armed with a handgun.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
According to police, Laudermilk emerged from a residence on Polk County Road 14 armed with a handgun and fired a shot.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
Detectives searched Villeda-Orellana’s Honda after pulling him over near 11th Avenue and Havana Street on Thursday and found a 9mm shell cashing, a Girsan 9mm handgun under the driver’s seat and a Honduran passport, according to the affidavit.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Glendale police released 911 audio and body-camera footage showing the events that led to the police shooting of a suicidal man armed with a handgun.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
According to police, Laudermilk emerged from a residence on Polk County Road 14 armed with a handgun and fired a shot.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
Detectives searched Villeda-Orellana’s Honda after pulling him over near 11th Avenue and Havana Street on Thursday and found a 9mm shell cashing, a Girsan 9mm handgun under the driver’s seat and a Honduran passport, according to the affidavit.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handgun. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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