Converse of object

• brandish: At around 10.50pm a man walked into the Happy Sing Chinese takeaway brandishing a small, silver handgun.

• ban: The decision came after vigorous debate following the murder of school children in Dunblane and the subsequent legislation banning handguns.

• carry: Two men were involved in the robbery, both are believed to have been carrying handguns.

• hold: EVELYN is holding the handgun in her right hand, which is resting on the table.

• produce: When in the Hockley Heath area the males produced a handgun and tried to take the vehicle.

• include: Equipment includes handguns, cannon, authentic tents, archery, crossbows.

Adjective modifier

• semi-automatic: Kahr Arms - Provides information about the compact, semi-automatic, high power handguns made by this firm.

• black: Sergeant Stephenson glanced over to the male and saw a black handgun in his right hand.

• small: At around 10.50pm a man walked into the Happy Sing Chinese takeaway brandishing a small, silver handgun.

• loaded: A loaded handgun was recovered along with body armor worn by the suspects.

• semiautomatic: The gunman shot himself once in the head with a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun.

• defensive: The essential element of a defensive handgun ( apart from reliability ) is convenient portability.

Modifies a noun

• ban: On 11 August 2002, Scotland on Sunday reported " Dunblane handgun ban under review " .

• bullet: Extra handgun bullets: Cheats In the Military Training Facility, go to the copy room.

• ownership: In the first 30 years of this century, US per capita handgun ownership remained stable, but the homicide rate rose tenfold.

Noun used with modifier

• imitation: The raid uncovered one stun-gun, one tear-gas canister and one imitation handgun that fired blanks.

• replica: At the time, we were in possession of an 8mm Beretta replica handgun.

• firing: The gun was a reactivated blank firing 9mm handgun that was loaded.

Preposition: in

• crime: The Acts were not intended as measures to control the use of handguns in crime.

Preposition: of

• shotgun: They may do little more than force a substitution for handguns of shotguns, crossbows or other, less convenient weapons.