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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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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. Mike Rounds:

   You can call any type of a series of different types of guns assault weapon, and suddenly then they become a demonized item, and then suddenly it sounds like we've done something. The reality is there's a whole lot of different types of weapons that can be utilized whether you're talking about a handgun, or you're talking about a shotgun, or you're talking about a rifle….

2. Michael Gartner:

   There is no reason for anyone in the country, for anyone except a police officer or a military person, to buy, to own, to have, to use, a handgun. The only way to control handguns use in this country is to prohibit the guns. And the only way to do that is to change the Constitution.

3. Bill St. Clair:

   'What good can a handgun do against an army?', is in fact a complex one and must be answered at length and carefully. It is a military question. It is also a political question. But above all it is a moral question which strikes to the heart of what makes men free, and what makes them slaves.

4. Mike Rounds:

   And then suddenly it sounds like we've done something. The reality is there's a whole lot of different types of weapons that can be utilized whether you're talking about a handgun, or you're talking about a shotgun, or you're talking about a rifle….

5. 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.