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Recent Examples of handgun
When the Brooklyn Park officers got out of their car, the suspect, Boelter, allegedly drew a handgun and opened fire on them, according to Minnesota U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 June 2025
Police searched Boelter’s vehicle, which was registered to him, and found at least three AK-47 rifles, a 9mm handgun, and a list of names and addresses of other public officials.
—Mara Gottfried, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
On October 3, 2024, the New Jersey Passaic Police Department arrested him for unlawful possession of a handgun.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
No state permit is required to purchase a rifle, shotgun or handgun in Utah.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 16 June 2025
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 June 2025
Police searched Boelter’s vehicle, which was registered to him, and found at least three AK-47 rifles, a 9mm handgun, and a list of names and addresses of other public officials.
—Mara Gottfried, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
On October 3, 2024, the New Jersey Passaic Police Department arrested him for unlawful possession of a handgun.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
No state permit is required to purchase a rifle, shotgun or handgun in Utah.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handgun
Noun
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Officers pursued, finding a ballistic vest, handgun magazines, a flashlight, face mask and Beretta 92 9mm pistol along the way.—
Stephen Swanson,
CBS News,
20 June 2025
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Those weapons included an AR-style pistol with an empty 60-round drum magazine, a Glock handgun and a black and tan AR-style pistol.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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After learning of the matter, law enforcement obtained a search warrant for Bohn’s Woodbury home and found an unloaded firearm in a locked case in his garage, according to the complaint.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
21 June 2025
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In a search of the apartment, police recovered a Glock 19 Gen 5 firearm with an optic sight attached.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
19 June 2025
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Officers searched the area of the struggle and found a .22-cal revolver, loaded with six rounds, hidden within a black sock.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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In his side pack, officers found 50 grams of compressed fentanyl, $1,126 in cash, and a revolver.—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, Waukegan held a gun buyback for $100 per firearm, taking 107 off the street.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Along with the marijuana, police seized more than $500,000 in cash and six guns, according to the Facebook post.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2025
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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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This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Nov. 2023
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Its big selling feature is a revolver-like cylinder that spins and snicks along on precision bearings, just like the cylinder of a six-shooter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 June 2025
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Richard’s odds are lousier than Reacher’s were when Beck forced Reacher to play because this revolver is a five-shot model instead of a six-shooter.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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So Lee would log on YouTube and search for sidearm pitchers.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Either him or the sidearm guy from Alabama, Carson Ozmer.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handgun. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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