: a firearm (such as a revolver or pistol) designed to be held and fired with one hand
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebMolly Taroli, shopping with her husband, pulled her handgun out of her purse and moved to the back of the store, ready to confront the shooter. Jeff Eager, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Taroli removed her own handgun from her purse and her husband ran out the front door to get his own gun. Bend Bulletin, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2022 Investigators said McCoats, who had a tactical light on his handgun, appears to fire first in the video during a physical altercation on one side of the street. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2022 At that point, her trainer walked out of the photo line, picked up his handgun and shot her, according to the documents. Emily Davies, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 By the time the police located the cab, the sisters were dead, and Said had disappeared, along with his handgun and all of his savings, CNN previously reported. Rebekah Riess, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022 The officer wearing the bodycam fired three shots with his handgun at Begay, which caused Begay to fall forward onto the middle landing, Bower said. Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2022 That was the case in Arvada, Colo., when, in June 2021, a bystander named Johnny Hurley was shot and killed by a police officer after Mr. Hurley had used his handgun to shoot another man who had killed a police officer.New York Times, 19 July 2022 The shooter, who was also carrying a pistol, was confronted about two minutes later by Dicken who fired 10 rounds from his Glock handgun. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 19 July 2022 See More