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Recent Examples of handgun
At the warehouse, police found a handgun, a Glock Model 26 compact 9mm pistol, that was legally purchased by Foster in September 2024, according to the newspaper.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
As Bernstine approached his job at Auto-Chlor System near Poplar and 14th streets, a man named Joseph Westbrook allegedly closed in, firing an AR pistol and a second handgun at Bernstine near the front of the business, according to police.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Instead of complying, Sides fires his handgun four times in the direction of the officers.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
That ruling by a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a decades-old federal ban on selling handguns to people under 21 violates the Second Amendment.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
As Bernstine approached his job at Auto-Chlor System near Poplar and 14th streets, a man named Joseph Westbrook allegedly closed in, firing an AR pistol and a second handgun at Bernstine near the front of the business, according to police.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Instead of complying, Sides fires his handgun four times in the direction of the officers.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
That ruling by a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a decades-old federal ban on selling handguns to people under 21 violates the Second Amendment.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handgun
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Upon being placed in cuffs, the FBI discovered 16 kilograms of cocaine, two kilograms of heroin, fentanyl pills, an arsenal of firearms including multiple pistols, a rifle, and $1,500,000 in cash.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Deputies searched Kennedy’s car and found a mini AK-47 loaded with a 60-round magazine and a loaded Glock pistol with an extended magazine, Linhardt added.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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The bill proposes to ban the sale or purchase of semiautomatic firearms that accept detachable magazines.—
The Denver Post,
The Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2025
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He has now been charged with two counts of second-degree assault and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, Metro Transit police announced Friday.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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During the search, authorities found a 357 revolver, 7.7 grams cocaine, 235 bags of heroin, 16.1 grams of crack, a 9mm Springfield XDS pistol and $2,609.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2025
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The guns include revolvers, pistols, hunting rifles and shotguns.—
Daniel Cody,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Government agencies across the United States periodically auction firearms, offering licensed gun dealers an opportunity to purchase surplus and seized weapons.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The girls, who are embedded in those protests as shown through actual cell phone footage of the demonstrations, may be responsible for the gun’s disappearance.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 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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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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The Broncos’ most successful regular season since Peyton Manning hung up his six-shooter ended with a historic, and emphatic laugher.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
5 Jan. 2025
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Palmquist is adept at pitching inside and a near sidearm slot makes his delivery challenging.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2025
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Providing an unusual look to hitters, especially lefties, with his low sidearm delivery, Hill struck out just 18 for the Yankees.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handgun. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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