handgun

Example Sentences

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For those who fought for the handgun ban, there is some small consolation in what happened next.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

They also allowed Ethan to have access to a handgun that his father had purchased.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Pretti was armed at the time of the encounter with a legally owned handgun, according to state and federal officials.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

The FBI is also examining the legally permitted 9mm handgun Pretti had been carrying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The only items the commander was interested in were the wings on his back and the multiphase, water-cooled, tri-barreled blaster strapped to his hip—the most powerful production handgun under the world.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer