handgun ban
Outlawed sidearm possession
A handgun ban is a law or policy prohibiting the possession, sale, or manufacture of handguns—firearms designed to be held and fired with one hand.
Such bans vary in scope: some prohibit only certain types, others ban civilian ownership entirely.
The city's handgun ban was struck down by the Supreme Court.
The term appears frequently in debates over gun control and Second Amendment rights.
- firearmProjectile weapon using explosives
- pistolCompact one-handed firearm
- revolverPistol with rotating chamber
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
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- weapon restrictionsarms embargo