long gun
noun
plural long guns
: a firearm having a long barrel and intended to be fired from the shoulder
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Law enforcement sources had described one of the weapons as a long gun with a suppressive device acting as a silencer.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
National Guard soldiers patrolled the banks of the Rio Grande with long guns.
—Alejandro Serrano, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
In May, police responded to a middle school in Mount Horeb, where a 911 caller said someone approaching the school appeared to have a long gun.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
But the arm of the shooting officer and a long gun block the camera’s view, obscuring whatever Tucker was doing right before he was shot.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
National Guard soldiers patrolled the banks of the Rio Grande with long guns.
—Alejandro Serrano, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
In May, police responded to a middle school in Mount Horeb, where a 911 caller said someone approaching the school appeared to have a long gun.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
But the arm of the shooting officer and a long gun block the camera’s view, obscuring whatever Tucker was doing right before he was shot.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Long gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gun. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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