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Synonyms for handgun
ˈhændˌgʌnhand·gun
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Princeton's WordNet
pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting ironnoun
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
Synonyms:
side arm, pistol, shooting iron
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Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019
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#3335 | gun | |
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#64978 | gunpoint | |
#138138 | sidearm |
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Just boom boom boom boom boom boom rapid, you could tell there's a big gun. You're not going to get those from no handgun. You're not.
When McDonald got to within 12 to 15 feet of the officers, Van Dyke swung the knife toward the officers in an aggressive manner, van Dyke opened fire with Van Dyke handgun and McDonald fell to the ground. Van Dyke continued firing Van Dyke weapon at McDonald as McDonald continued moving on the ground, attempting to get up while still armed with the knife.
Our troops had ran into him while on patrol in the area, we recovered a rifle and a handgun near the area where we found the boy.
Some of these people reasonably believe that unless they can brandish or, if necessary, use a handgun in the face of attack, they may be murdered, raped, or suffer some other serious injury.
The US's just this over abundance of guns and the fact that we no longer have that argument or fist fight in the backyard anymore, the US's an argument that leads directly to a handgun, something that we haven't seen in a long time.
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