Back in muzzleloading days, guns designed to be held and fired with one hand were called pistols. With the advent of the revolver—a repeating handgun with a revolving cylinder—this didn’t really ...

Key point: A handgun is a dangerous weapon designed to kill people. That said, it is also merely a tool, and there are some situations in which it is the only tool that can effectively respond to a ...

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One of the most important roles a handgun can play is in home defense. Compact and easy to secure, handguns are ideal weapons for defending one’s own home. Caliber aside, one of the major questions ...