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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Espinoza is said to have pulled a handgun and fired multiple shots at the officer.
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CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled in August 2024 that undocumented migrants are not entitled to Second Amendment protections, rejecting a challenge from a Mexican man convicted of illegally possessing a handgun, who claimed the ban was unconstitutional.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Surveillance footage showed the man had fired a handgun in the air, the police said.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Pensiero branched a handgun, gave the teller with a note demanding money, threatened to kill the teller and other employees and ordered the bank employees to lie on the floor, according to court records.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
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CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled in August 2024 that undocumented migrants are not entitled to Second Amendment protections, rejecting a challenge from a Mexican man convicted of illegally possessing a handgun, who claimed the ban was unconstitutional.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Surveillance footage showed the man had fired a handgun in the air, the police said.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Pensiero branched a handgun, gave the teller with a note demanding money, threatened to kill the teller and other employees and ordered the bank employees to lie on the floor, according to court records.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handgun. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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