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Recent Examples of handgun
Then a 22-year-old woman pulled a handgun and fired shots before a male with her also pulled a gun and fired shots at the victim, police said.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Among the weapons returned: a dozen firearms, six gun silencers, 660 rounds of ammunition and the Sig Sauer P320 semiautomatic handgun and silencer that police believe were used in the Feb. 16 shootings, court records show.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
The Orlando Sentinel reported, citing court documents, that in the video the teenager claimed to have an extensive arsenal, including an AK-47 assault rifle, a SVD rifle, a Glock 19 handgun and a M4 rifle.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
Court records show that, between October 2022 and October 2023, Bagley reportedly purchased over 20 handguns from licensed firearm dealers and sold the guns to multiple customers, many of whom were prohibited by law from possessing firearms.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Among the weapons returned: a dozen firearms, six gun silencers, 660 rounds of ammunition and the Sig Sauer P320 semiautomatic handgun and silencer that police believe were used in the Feb. 16 shootings, court records show.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
The Orlando Sentinel reported, citing court documents, that in the video the teenager claimed to have an extensive arsenal, including an AK-47 assault rifle, a SVD rifle, a Glock 19 handgun and a M4 rifle.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
Court records show that, between October 2022 and October 2023, Bagley reportedly purchased over 20 handguns from licensed firearm dealers and sold the guns to multiple customers, many of whom were prohibited by law from possessing firearms.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handgun
Noun
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Once Mark and Drummond descend down the elevator into the testing floor, the innie abruptly transforms into his outie, pulling the trigger on a bolt pistol originally intended for one of Lumon’s goats.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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Police recovered a Taurus Millenium G2 9mm pistol near the spot where Grant fell, the report says.—
Staff Reports,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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Five days after the killing, Mangione was taken into custody at the McDonalds and charged with possessing an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification in Pennsylvania.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The 12-year-old was seen holding a firearm in the video, according to police.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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He’d been shot in the face with a revolver that left no shell casings.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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McCabe handed Richard a revolver with a single bullet and made the kid play several rounds of Russian Roulette, all as his dad helplessly watched, with Paulie’s gun aimed his own head.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The arrests come after a rise in homicides committed by children driven in part by social media, loss of supports during the pandemic and an increase in the availability of guns.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Those communications are of course the smokin’ gun of sorts in this whole shebang.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 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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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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The hunter and his friend used sidearms to fire shots at the animal, which stopped the attack from progressing and ultimately killed the bear.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
3 Sep. 2024
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handgun. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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