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Recent Examples of handgun
The 25-year-old suspect entered the home on Skyline Drive near Canton Drive about 2 p.m. and threatened to shoot someone with a handgun, said sheriff’s officials.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
West then allegedly kicked the victim’s legs and brandished a handgun from her purse, according to court records.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Buckley then fled on foot, but shot himself with a handgun after Malvern police confronted him less than a half-mile to the north near Sand and Mt. Willow roads, the release states.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
The muzzle of a handgun poked out from their car’s passenger window, a witness told police.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
West then allegedly kicked the victim’s legs and brandished a handgun from her purse, according to court records.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Buckley then fled on foot, but shot himself with a handgun after Malvern police confronted him less than a half-mile to the north near Sand and Mt. Willow roads, the release states.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
The muzzle of a handgun poked out from their car’s passenger window, a witness told police.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handgun
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Forget about the cheetah’s speed, the eagle’s eyesight or the elephant’s brute strength, and say hello to the invisible glass frog, the indestructible honey badger and the pistol shrimp who can fire bubbles that are as hot as the surface of the sun.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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He was disguised with a knit stocking and sunglasses and carried a pistol, according to KHBS/KHOG-TV.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Scott, formerly of Hartford, was convicted of kidnapping resulting in Velez’s death and with causing the death of Velez through the use of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2025
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The bill has come under scrutiny, as a similar type of firearm was used in a 2018 school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Body camera footage from a second officer showed the man, clad in a white T-shirt and jeans and walking outside the fast-food restaurant raising what police said was the .38-caliber revolver officers recovered next to Tolliver after he was shot.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
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The movie is finally being released on Friday, three and a half years after its cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was shot and killed by a real bullet fired from an old-fashioned revolver that its star, Alec Baldwin, was rehearsing with on a set in New Mexico.—
Julia Jacobs,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The artist is facing 14 charges, including aggravated assault, possessing and aiming a gun at someone, reckless conduct, conspiracy to commit a felony, and simple assault, among others.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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Illinois’ law requiring FOID cards for purchasing guns and ammunition faces legal challenges in the courts.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 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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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 back page of the report featured the cartoon character Yosemite Sam holding a six-shooter in each hand.—
Corey G. Johnson,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2025
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Clearly the basic architecture is meant to accommodate full field dress: boots, sidearm, plate hanger, the works.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, despite the sidearms and tactical gear, Dunn and his agents are practically Canadian in their politeness.—
Jason McGahan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handgun. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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