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Recent Examples of handgun
Witness statements and video surveillance indicated the man fired a handgun into a home and then left the area in a white Honda SUV driven by the woman, police said.
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Zak said the handgun believed to be used by Torres was located inside the apartment.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Detectives searched Villeda-Orellana’s Honda after pulling him over near 11th Avenue and Havana Street on Thursday and found a 9mm shell cashing, a Girsan 9mm handgun under the driver’s seat and a Honduran passport, according to the affidavit.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
The caller also said Ly was armed with a handgun and knife, text in the video reads.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Zak said the handgun believed to be used by Torres was located inside the apartment.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Detectives searched Villeda-Orellana’s Honda after pulling him over near 11th Avenue and Havana Street on Thursday and found a 9mm shell cashing, a Girsan 9mm handgun under the driver’s seat and a Honduran passport, according to the affidavit.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
The caller also said Ly was armed with a handgun and knife, text in the video reads.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handgun
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On Wednesday, Castro’s office said 113 people had been arrested, 10 teenagers were detained and authorities seized 91 rifles, 29 pistols, 14 explosive devices and one ton of cocaine.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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After Hedda burns Lovborg’s manuscript and Lovborg is shot by a pistol accidentally going off in her own hand (a gun gifted to her by Hedda, one of General Gabler’s ornate firearms), Tesman and Thea team up to attempt to rewrite Lovborg’s manuscript by hand.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement What the Supreme Court is considering At issue before the Supreme Court is whether the federal statute barring gun ownership for unlawful drug users is similar enough to other historical restrictions on firearm possession.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Police officers swarmed a 16-year-old high school student last week after an artificial intelligence (AI) gun detection system mistakenly flagged his bag of chips as a firearm, leaving officials and students shaken.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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After the fight, Meza grabbed a revolver from his car and shot Christina.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Cincinnati police shot an 89-year old man who pulled out a revolver after police and first responders asked him to open his front door during a welfare check.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Oct. 2025
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Wuornos pawned Carskaddon's gun, per court records reviewed by PEOPLE.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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In a 2024 Rolling Stone profile, the country-rock singer repeatedlyfired off the N-word and brandished a gun.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 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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In 1976, after wrecking his Rolls-Royce in a drunk-driving accident, he was arrested, intoxicated, with a loaded derringer on the grounds of Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2022
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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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The arm of prospect Patrick Mahomes popped off the film, through a deep shot that traveled 60 yards in the air or what seemed like an effortless sidearm flick.—
Sam McDowell
October 17,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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Less sidearm; more facing bowlers.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handgun. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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