handgun
noun
hand·gun
ˈhan(d)-ˌgən 
: a firearm (such as a revolver or pistol) designed to be held and fired with one hand
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Prosecutors said the suspect fired two rounds from a handgun down the street at the vehicle after his daughter's classmates had egged his house.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 May 2025
There, officers located Day, injured, and Byers, who pointed a handgun at police.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
During the argument, Robertson called Mackey several slurs before the employee reached into the right side of the front of his waistband and pulled out a small handgun, the witness told detectives, per the court document.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 28 May 2025
The roommate called dispatch and said the woman’s ex was shooting off a handgun while walking away from the area, Jones said, but as officers arrived, the ex had returned to the home and barricaded himself inside.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 May 2025
There, officers located Day, injured, and Byers, who pointed a handgun at police.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
During the argument, Robertson called Mackey several slurs before the employee reached into the right side of the front of his waistband and pulled out a small handgun, the witness told detectives, per the court document.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 28 May 2025
The roommate called dispatch and said the woman’s ex was shooting off a handgun while walking away from the area, Jones said, but as officers arrived, the ex had returned to the home and barricaded himself inside.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handgun. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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handgun
noun
hand·gun
ˈhan(d)-ˌgən
: a firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand
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