handgun

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

He's a 16-year veteran of the war on drugs, standing ram rod straight, with a handgun in a holster around his neck - and with no illusions.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 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

Still, she perked up last year when she looked around his living room and saw a holstered handgun on a shelf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 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