handgun
Defined in 3 places across 3 titles of the United States Code.
In this section, the terms “handgun”, “rifle”, “shotgun”, “firearm”, “ammunition”, “machinegun”, “short-barreled shotgun”, and “short-barreled rifle” have the meanings given the terms in section 921(a) of title 18.
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- 2005–present42 U.S.C. § 2201AThe Public Health and Welfare · Use of firearms by security personnel · in this section
The term “handgun” means—
(A) a firearm which has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand; and
(B) any combination of parts from which a firearm described in subparagraph (A) can be assembled.
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- 1994–201318 U.S.C. § 921Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “handgun” means—
(A) a firearm which has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand; and
(B) any combination of parts from which a firearm described in subparagraph (A) can be assembled.
([30) , (31) Repealed. Pub. L. 103–322, title XI, § 110105(2), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2000.]
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- 2004–202218 U.S.C. § 921Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “handgun” means—
(A) a firearm which has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand; and
(B) any combination of parts from which a firearm described in subparagraph (A) can be assembled.
([31) Repealed. Pub. L. 103–322, title XI, § 110105(2), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2000.]
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- 2022–present18 U.S.C. § 921Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The terms “firearm”, “handgun”, “licensed importer”, “licensed manufacturer”, and “licensed dealer” have the meanings stated in section 921(a) of title 18, as amended by subsection (a)(2).
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- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 40901Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Establishment · as used in this section