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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The crew also stole at least three handguns during the spree, authorities said.
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Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
The detective alleged Cross’ handgun was likely modified with a switch to fire 15 bullets in one second.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Nerve-racking drone footage from New Mexico shows police working carefully to disarm two children in possession of a handgun.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Unknown suspects fired more than a dozen shots from at least two handguns that struck a 20-year-old San Francisco man, a 21-year-old Antioch man and a 26-year-old Bay Point woman in the 1900 block of Telegraph Avenue, Oakland police said.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
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Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
The detective alleged Cross’ handgun was likely modified with a switch to fire 15 bullets in one second.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Nerve-racking drone footage from New Mexico shows police working carefully to disarm two children in possession of a handgun.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Unknown suspects fired more than a dozen shots from at least two handguns that struck a 20-year-old San Francisco man, a 21-year-old Antioch man and a 26-year-old Bay Point woman in the 1900 block of Telegraph Avenue, Oakland police said.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handgun. Accessed 24 May. 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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