long gun
noun
plural long guns
: a firearm having a long barrel and intended to be fired from the shoulder
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Australia has a history of reacting quickly to gun violence with legislation, and many have credited a ban on rapid-fire long guns brought in following a 1996 mass-shooting with sharply reducing death in the years since.
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CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Officers in tactical gear with long guns entered and cleared the room and escorted the students out.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Separate footage showed two men in black shirts firing with long guns from a footbridge leading to the beach.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
At the top of the video, one of the men carries a long gun.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Officers in tactical gear with long guns entered and cleared the room and escorted the students out.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Separate footage showed two men in black shirts firing with long guns from a footbridge leading to the beach.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
At the top of the video, one of the men carries a long gun.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for long gun
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“Long gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gun. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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