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Recent Examples of handgun
According to Szydlo, police allegedly found Richard with a handgun.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
Still, 20 minutes before the shooting started, Payton walked back to his car parked at 10th and J to pick up his Glock 19 handgun, loaded with an 18-round clip.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Quornelius Radford targeted supply-unit leaders with a personal handgun, walking through offices and a conference room as soldiers were shot in the face, chest, back and abdomen.
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Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
According to the Los Angeles Times, Meeks was arrested after police found a semi-automatic handgun and two extended magazines in the trunk of his car during a stop.
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Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for handgun
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
Still, 20 minutes before the shooting started, Payton walked back to his car parked at 10th and J to pick up his Glock 19 handgun, loaded with an 18-round clip.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Quornelius Radford targeted supply-unit leaders with a personal handgun, walking through offices and a conference room as soldiers were shot in the face, chest, back and abdomen.
—
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
According to the Los Angeles Times, Meeks was arrested after police found a semi-automatic handgun and two extended magazines in the trunk of his car during a stop.
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Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handgun
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The seizures added up to about 420 grams of cocaine, $2,291 in cash, a rifle, four pistols, various magazines and ammunition, and digital scales and packaging materials believed to be used in narcotics distribution, the sheriff's office said.
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At one point, the Challenger’s passenger threw an AR-style pistol out the window.
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During that encounter, the officer discharged their firearm, striking the subject.
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By deed restriction, the forest is a game preserve and no firearms are allowed, according to DEEP.
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Philippine National Police spokesperson Allen Rae Co said the revolver is registered to a security agency based in Cebu City in the central Philippines, the Reuters news agency reports.
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At its core is the 30mmx173 KCE revolver cannon, which has an effective range of up to 3,000 meters.
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Police said Houston entered his ex-girlfriend’s home and drew a gun.
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In addition to the hundreds of pounds of meth, investigators also found $3,200 of cash, a money counter, a digital scale and multiple guns.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Perhaps Edwards will have his sidearm in tow for next year’s playoff run.
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handgun. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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