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 teacher, then 25, alleged Parker ignored multiple warnings that the boy might have brought a 9-millimeter handgun to school.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In searching homes on Friday, FBI agents found multiple AR-15-style rifles, shotguns, handguns and tactical vets, as well as more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition compatible with the AR-15-style rifles, the complaint said.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Modern Jacketed Hollow Points Modern Jacketed Hollow Points, or JHPs, aren’t specific cartridges but represent the pinnacle of handgun lethality design.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
During what appeared to be an argument, Leggett abruptly pulled a handgun out of his pocked and put it to Owais' chest and pulled the trigger, the complaint says the surveillance footage showed.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In searching homes on Friday, FBI agents found multiple AR-15-style rifles, shotguns, handguns and tactical vets, as well as more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition compatible with the AR-15-style rifles, the complaint said.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Modern Jacketed Hollow Points Modern Jacketed Hollow Points, or JHPs, aren’t specific cartridges but represent the pinnacle of handgun lethality design.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
During what appeared to be an argument, Leggett abruptly pulled a handgun out of his pocked and put it to Owais' chest and pulled the trigger, the complaint says the surveillance footage showed.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handgun. Accessed 9 Nov. 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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