Synonyms for HANDGUN
ˈhændˌgʌnhand·gun

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1. handgunnoun

   Synonyms:
   pistol

2. handgunnoun

   A small, hand-held gun with a relatively short barrel.

   Synonyms:
   pistol

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1. pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting ironnoun

   a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

   Synonyms:
   side arm, pistol, shooting iron, handgun

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1. • Firearm

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1. burner

   Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "handgun":

   sidearm, pistol, gun, fist, revolver, gunpoint

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1. Officer Fry:

   As Cedrick Chatman approaches the corner, Cedrick Chatman makes a slight turn, a subtle turn to the right with Cedrick Chatman upper body. I see in Cedrick Chatman right hand a dark gray or black object, it was a small black object, which I believed to be a handgun.

2. Nathan Gibson:

   It's about handgun safety. My daughters started learning at a young age what a handgun is about and how dangerous it can be.

3. Remy Heitz:

   Throughout this journey, he repeatedly opened fire with a handgun and used a knife which he both used to seriously injure and kill.

4. San Diego:

   The female suspect will be booked into jail on the appropriate criminal charges which will include making criminal threats and displaying a handgun in a threatening manner.

5. Florida Sheriff Grady Judd:

   If you are foolish enough to break into someone’s home, you can expect to be shot in Polk County, it’s more important to have a gun in your hand than a cop on the phone. Such full-throated embrace of the Second Amendment as a crime-fighting tool isn't confined to red states like Florida. I want as many law-abiding citizens to arm themselves in Polk County as we can get. - Milwaukee County Sheriff Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke One California police chief is backing teachers in his district packing heat. Detroit Police Chief James Craig has been a leader in urging Detroit Police Chief James Craig community to arm Detroit Police. A Maryland sheriff is working with the state’s general assembly to try to make it easier for citizens to obtain handgun permits. In the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence’s most recent ranking of states with the strongest gun laws, California( 1), Maryland( 4) and Michigan( 15) ranked near the top of the pack. Some gun rights advocates say terror attacks at home and abroad have contributed to a change in attitudes about gun ownership among community members and authorities, even in locales historically hostile towards the Second Amendment.