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Recent Examples of handgun
Police say the suspect used a handgun that belonged to his stepmom, who is a local county sheriff's deputy for the Leon County Sheriff's Office.
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Kati Weis, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
Three different guns were found in connection with the suspect: a handgun on him at the scene, a shotgun in the student union, and another handgun in the suspect's car, CNN reports.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Rather than simply sourcing the best handgun commercially available, the army used the defense procurement system, which begins with determining requirements rather than evaluating what is currently on the market, adding years to the process.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
When Garza went inside the store and took at least one lighter from the counter, the clerk came outside armed with a handgun to confront Garza, who crouched by the puddle of kerosene and either threatened to light it or attempted to light it, Hodges said.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025
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Kati Weis, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
Three different guns were found in connection with the suspect: a handgun on him at the scene, a shotgun in the student union, and another handgun in the suspect's car, CNN reports.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Rather than simply sourcing the best handgun commercially available, the army used the defense procurement system, which begins with determining requirements rather than evaluating what is currently on the market, adding years to the process.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
When Garza went inside the store and took at least one lighter from the counter, the clerk came outside armed with a handgun to confront Garza, who crouched by the puddle of kerosene and either threatened to light it or attempted to light it, Hodges said.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handgun
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The bill would cover anyone convicted of those misdemeanors in another state during the past eight years; they would now be blocked from getting a pistol or revolver permit, lawmakers said.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2025
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Pockets had become associated with an adventurous, enterprising (and therefore, male) spirit, as evidenced by the tools and objects scaled down to fit inside them: the pocket knife, pocket watch and pocket pistol, to name a few.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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This is recommended by the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as firearm trade associations and firearm businesses.—
Anne Ritter,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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Without the protections, Harry and Meghan would not have firearm protection when visiting his home country.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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Gutierrez-Reed, who was 24 at the time and an inexperienced armorer, was supposed to load the revolver that Baldwin was holding with dummy rounds.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The bill would cover anyone convicted of those misdemeanors in another state during the past eight years; they would now be blocked from getting a pistol or revolver permit, lawmakers said.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2025
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Surveillance cameras showed Floren threatening that caller inside the bar before going outside and hiding his gun between a trash can and a pillar, according to Merriweather’s letter.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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Hiaasen’s humor remains sharp and outlandish, but some of the darker currents of contemporary American life—the guns, the anger, the conspiracy theories—have become painfully personal.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
8 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 13 May. 2025.
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