handgun

Example Sentences

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Officials said a handgun was located alongside the remains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

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 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

Deputies found a handgun and approximately 200 rounds of ammunition in the hotel room, the post said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Anyone who knows anything about firearms will tell you that a 9mm handgun cannot misfire in the way that gun did.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah