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handgun

noun as in firearm

Strong match

noun as in pistol

noun as in Saturday night special

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Assault rifles, handguns and explosives were also seized.

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Downtown, where bluffs rise above the serpentine Mississippi River, George Campbell was walking his goldendoodle, Zac, when he spotted a group of National Guard soldiers in fatigues, handguns holstered at their hips.

Agents arrested the stepson in Stockton after he picked up a handgun from an associate of Bash, according to the affidavit.

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He brought his .357 Magnum handgun, later telling police that he knew Ford had a criminal record and a reputation for violence.

He said when Ms Penney opened the door she was "instantly shot to the heart with a single bullet from a handgun at close range".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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