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Recent Examples of handgun
The man then grabbed a black handgun from his jean shorts and fired twice.
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Sofia Saric
june 1, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
The handgun reportedly contained 11 rounds of ammunition and one round chambered, according to police.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The shop closed after the ATF revoked its license in early 2023, not for having sold the gun in the Connecticut case, but for an earlier incident, in which the owner sold a gun to an 18-year-old woman, in violation of North Carolina’s 21-year age minimum for buying a handgun.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026
But the prosecution’s firearm expert disputed that claim, and the handgun manufacturer, SIG Sauer, has repeatedly denied that the gun can be fired without pulling the trigger.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
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Sofia Saric
june 1, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
The handgun reportedly contained 11 rounds of ammunition and one round chambered, according to police.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The shop closed after the ATF revoked its license in early 2023, not for having sold the gun in the Connecticut case, but for an earlier incident, in which the owner sold a gun to an 18-year-old woman, in violation of North Carolina’s 21-year age minimum for buying a handgun.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026
But the prosecution’s firearm expert disputed that claim, and the handgun manufacturer, SIG Sauer, has repeatedly denied that the gun can be fired without pulling the trigger.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handgun
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The remaining weapons were found during a search of his home and included a rifle, a shotgun, and another pistol.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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But Alamo breaks his own ground rules, raising his pistol and attempting to fire before the glass breaks.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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The six months Tran received for pleading guilty to larceny of a firearm, misleading law enforcement in a criminal investigation, and filing an application for a license to carry containing false information were served concurrently with the federal charges.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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The mayor's office stated that, as of May 30, 2026, the Baltimore Police Department officers have seized over 850 firearms this year.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Later audio analysis from that night noted as many as 13 shots—even though Sirhan’s revolver could only hold eight rounds.—
Sophia Zhang,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 May 2026
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The law protects firearms manufacturers from certain lawsuits but has an exception for defective products, which Calli said may be hard to prove since the case involves an antique revolver.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Hamid’s murder conviction also included an enhancement for using a gun in the crime.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Investigators said several minors were in the home when a fight broke out and one of them pulled out a gun.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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This mysterious derringer pistol has sparked more intrigue than any of his other dangerous finds because people want to know the back story.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol at the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head and squeezed the trigger.—
Brian Matthew Jordan,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2024
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The Indians scored their would-be final goal in the third on a shot from Emery Simmons on a sidearm shot past Bishops’ midfielder Izzy Grundig.—
Zach McMahon,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
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Perhaps Edwards will have his sidearm in tow for next year’s playoff run.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handgun. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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