handgun

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The New York state judge did exclude certain items from an initial search carried out at the time of the defendant's arrest on December 9, 2024, including a handgun magazine, a phone and a wallet.

From Barron's • May 18, 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

In that matter, Keenan was prosecuting a felon for illegally possessing a handgun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

North and Ann Pearston, who led the Snowdrop Campaign for a handgun ban after Dunblane, were speaking to BBC News at his home in Perthshire.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

An old handgun, a box of certificates, a stack of tarnished silver coins.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr