long gun
noun
plural long guns
: a firearm having a long barrel and intended to be fired from the shoulder
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In New Mexico, the waiting period applies to all licensed dealer firearm sales for handguns and long guns.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Most of the bullet casings found at the scene were fired by long guns.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Most of those shots were fired by a long gun, investigators said – one of the five weapons White had stolen from his father.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
The majority of shell casings found at the scene were from a long gun rifle.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Most of the bullet casings found at the scene were fired by long guns.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Most of those shots were fired by a long gun, investigators said – one of the five weapons White had stolen from his father.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
The majority of shell casings found at the scene were from a long gun rifle.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Long gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gun. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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