handgun

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Marx claims to be the world’s fastest gun disarmer, a skill that seems to require an assailant to stick a handgun directly in your face rather than shoot you from a few feet away.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

In May, the judge decided to exclude certain items of evidence, including a handgun magazine, a phone and a wallet, after Mangione's lawyers argued an initial police search breached procedure.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

According to The Times’ archives, Longet told authorities that she found the handgun and asked Sabich how to use it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

According to prosecutors, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was carrying a semi-automatic handgun, a pump-action shotgun and three knives as he charged past a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

It was a small, short-barreled, pocket-size handgun designed for concealment, not combat.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson