Pistol

Pistol, short-barreled firearm designed to be held in one hand.

For information on:

• all types of pistols, see Handgun; Small Arms
• a type of repeating pistol, see Revolver
• marksmanship with pistols, see Target Shooting
• legal regulation of pistol ownership and use, see Gun Control
• Very pistol, a kind of pistol used for pyrotechnics, see Fireworks: Military Flares and Smoke Screens
• formal personal combat with pistols, see Duel
• smokeless powder, see Explosives: Propellants
• guns as criminal evidence, see Crime Detection: Firearms Examinations
• Crime Control and Safe Streets Act and regulation of interstate shipment of pistols, see United States (Government): Increasing Federal Involvement