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Handgun

A handgun is a firearm designed to be usable with only one hand. It is distinguished from a long gun (i.e., carbine, rifle, shotgun, submachine gun, or machine gun) which typically is intended to be held by both hands and braced against the shoulder. Handguns have shorter effective ranges compared to long guns, lack stocks, and are much harder to shoot…

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Handgun

Nodes228
Edges227
Triples51
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008772
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Handgun

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related to Definition · 19
Handgun → Alcohol, American, American Webster's Dictionary, Among, Anglophone, ATF, British, Bureau, Explosives, Firearms, Government, Justice, Nomenclature, Terminology, The ATF, The Encyclopædia Britannica, Tobacco, United Kingdom, United States Department
related to Machine pistols · 12
Handgun → Artillery Pistol, Austrians, Beretta, During World War, Heckler, Koch VP70, Luger P08, Mauser C96, Others, Some, Steyr Repetierpistole M1912/P16, The Germans
related to Hand cannons · 9
Handgun → Behind, China, Chinese, Firearms, Heilongjiang, It, The, Western, Yoshi
is a · 2
Handgun → firearm designed to be usable with only one hand, Heilongjiang hand cannon in 1288
related to overview · 2
Handgun → Gun, Many
see also · 2
Handgun → ActionAntique, Bianchi Cup

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Handgunis afirearm designed to be usable with only one hand0.90text
Handgunis aHeilongjiang hand cannon in 12880.90text
USPSAinstance ofIt is popular with civilian shooters in competitive events0.80text
IDPAinstance ofIt is popular with civilian shooters in competitive events0.80text
International Practical Shooting Confederationinstance ofIt is popular with civilian shooters in competitive events0.80text
and Bullseye shootinginstance ofIt is popular with civilian shooters in competitive events0.80text
the Luger or Colt M1911instance ofalmost twice that of contemporary designs0.80text
Handgunrelated to DefinitionThe Encyclopædia Britannica0.60section
Handgunrelated to DefinitionAmerican Webster's Dictionary0.60section
Handgunrelated to DefinitionAmong0.60section
Handgunrelated to DefinitionAnglophone0.60section
Handgunrelated to DefinitionBureau0.60section

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