Handguns

A Handgun is a small, handheld firearm with a relatively small size and caliber. Handguns are cheap and easy to carry, with a small magazine size and average accuracy, firepower and reloading speeds.

One of the common misconceptions is that handguns often falls under the "pistols" category, while in reality, pistols are a type of handgun feeded with a magazine and uses a slide that loads a single round on the weapon's barrel.

In the Grand Theft Auto series, handguns are the cheapest weapons given to the player at the early stages of a game and is usually given at the same time he/she learns about shooting. Handguns are also the most frequent weapons among small criminals and police officers.