A woman came to the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office last week to report the loss of a handgun.  Jackie Dean told a deputy that her son, Kenneth Partion, had an accident on Silver Hill Road and lost a handgun during the accident.  Deputies went to the area on Silver Hill Road in the Gore Community and conducted a search for the missing handgun, but could not locate the weapon.  The accident happened on May 14th, according to the complainant.  The pistol was a Springfield Hellcat 9MM.  The lost firearm has been entered into the statewide data base.