handgun
Example Sentences
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But according to videos taken on the scene, Pretti was holding a phone, not a handgun, when he stepped in front of a federal agent who had shoved a woman to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times
The patrolmen are equipped with rifles and handguns, to be used as a last resort against angry polar bears and musk ox.
From Barron's
Under Minnesota law, citizens can legally carry a concealed handgun in public, if they have a permit.
From BBC
According to videos taken on the scene, Pretti was holding a phone, not a handgun, when he stepped in front of a federal agent who was targeting a woman with pepper spray.
From Los Angeles Times
It is legal in Minnesota to carry a handgun in public if you have a permit.
From BBC
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