Police said Reinking was carrying a backpack with a .45 caliber handgun and ammunition. A riot shotgun has many advantages over a handgun or rifle. She is also armed with a handgun and an SKS rifle. Tactical lights are sometimes mounted to a handgun or rifle. A derringer is generally the smallest usable handgun of a given caliber. Officers said they discovered a loaded handgun and another weapon in the van. Gaines followed Lyga, brandishing a .45 ACP handgun. He then shot himself with a Browning .380 handgun. Magnum delivers a large, heavy bullet with high velocity for a handgun. He was hit ten times with bullets from a 9 mm handgun. It was later identified as a 9mm Ruger SR9 handgun. Each trooper had 24 rounds for his Colt handgun. SIG barrel kits have allowed this cartridge to gain in popularity among handgun owners. It was designed as a more powerful handgun for law enforcement officers. He was in possession of a .357-caliber handgun at the time.