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Recent Examples of handgun
The suspect had a conversation with the couple before allegedly pulling out a handgun and shooting her, prosecutors said.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 July 2025
Seith was inside the car with a Glock 9mm handgun in the center console.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2025
Pogue had unloaded a handgun that Dallas wore on a belt holster.
—Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
Scanlon said the man on the passenger side of the truck pulled a handgun on him.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 July 2025
Seith was inside the car with a Glock 9mm handgun in the center console.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2025
Pogue had unloaded a handgun that Dallas wore on a belt holster.
—Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
Scanlon said the man on the passenger side of the truck pulled a handgun on him.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handgun
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They were then directed to a safe house where a pistol with a silencer was waiting for them.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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During a news conference Friday afternoon, St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry said the events began shortly after noon on Friday when a man pistol whipped someone and fired gunshots in a home in the 1500 block of Jessamine Lane.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
11 July 2025
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That’s about when Derrick Perry, the other Marine, pulled out his firearm as others screamed at Gille to drop the knife.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 July 2025
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The pardon does not return the offender's right to own firearms.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Authorities located the shooter’s vehicle nearby and subsequently discovered a rifle case, ammunition, magazines and a revolver – which was legally purchased on June 12 – stashed inside, Tisch said.—
Julia Bonavita , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
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After finding out that Lee had won $114 at a greyhound track, Windom bought a .38-caliber revolver and ammunition.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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Local officers and highway patrol with what was apparently looked like guns drawn according to an eyewitness.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Mondal also told police his wife pointed a gun at him.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
1 Aug. 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 6 Aug. 2025.
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