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Recent Examples of handgun
Both guns were recovered by investigators with the Stamford Police Department who arrested two male suspects who were allegedly in possession of the handguns, Podgorski said.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
The trial was over accusations that A$AP fired an automatic handgun at A$AP Mob member A$AP Relli during an altercation in November 2021.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
The suspects are also accused of firing a handgun at a security camera and the bathroom door.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
Boelter was armed with a handgun and dressed in black body armor, a badge, and a Taser — appearing indistinguishable from real law enforcement, according to police.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
The trial was over accusations that A$AP fired an automatic handgun at A$AP Mob member A$AP Relli during an altercation in November 2021.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
The suspects are also accused of firing a handgun at a security camera and the bathroom door.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
Boelter was armed with a handgun and dressed in black body armor, a badge, and a Taser — appearing indistinguishable from real law enforcement, according to police.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handgun
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In the car, officers found a safe, all of the children's passports as well as Jenny Boelter's, about $10,000 in cash, a revolver pistol in the glove box and another semi-automatic pistol in a cooler, the FBI said in the complaint.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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He was then stopped again by police in his hometown of Murfreesboro, where police took another pistol off him.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Growing up around firearms The source familiar with the investigation, however, said that authorities learned Roley grew up with a family that had firearms and felt comfortable handling them.—
Mike Levine,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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There are concerns that the video may have flouted a number of laws, including the use of imitation firearms and exposing minors to harmful content.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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The lawsuit stems from an incident on Oct. 21, 2021, when an old-fashioned revolver Alec Baldwin was handling went off.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
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Police said that officers on the scene recovered a revolver from under Steven's body.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
16 June 2025
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And second, those engaging in gun violence do so after curfew, hence the need for curfews and stronger police presence at night.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
8 July 2025
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On July 7, the Marion County Prosecutor's Office announced charges against four teens who were found downtown with guns around the time of the shooting.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
7 July 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 13 Jul. 2025.
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