Definition of handgun
:a firearm (such as a revolver or pistol) designed to be held and fired with one hand
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Later, on March 24, 2016, Brandon reportedly pointed a handgun at the neighbor and was also holding a knife.
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According to authorities, one of the handguns was stolen.
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The suspects in an early Monday morning robbery in Naperville abandoned a vehicle and a handgun before making their escape on the city's north side, Naperville police said.
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Bradley claimed that Hernandez took off his shirt, wiped the handgun, and tossed it from the window.
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Simpson’s friend and the Bronco’s owner, Al Cowlings, drove while the former football great hunkered in the backseat, holding a handgun.
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In 2016, a report from the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission found that more than 250,000 long guns and 10,000 handguns were in the illicit firearm market.
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David Nelson of the Tega Cay Police Department said three handguns were taken along with money, keys, sunglasses and wallets.
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Chicago police arrested Peter Mazzone, 34, after an unloaded handgun was found in his carry-on luggage about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, TSA officials said in a media release.
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First Known Use of handgun
15th century
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