long gun
noun
plural long guns
: a firearm having a long barrel and intended to be fired from the shoulder
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The troops included members of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, according to a social media post from the Department of Defense that showed dozens of National Guard members with long guns and an armored vehicle.
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Jake Offenhartz, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
The Legislature and then-Gov. Rick Scott approved the ban on people under age 21 buying rifles and other long guns after the February 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 students and faculty members.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
Over two-thirds of Nevadans supported raising the minimum age for shotgun and long gun purchases from 18-years-old to 21-years-old in a 2023 poll.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 24 May 2025
But even though the Florida law bars people under 21 from purchasing rifles and other long guns, they are still allowed under state law to receive firearms as gifts.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jake Offenhartz, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
The Legislature and then-Gov. Rick Scott approved the ban on people under age 21 buying rifles and other long guns after the February 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 students and faculty members.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
Over two-thirds of Nevadans supported raising the minimum age for shotgun and long gun purchases from 18-years-old to 21-years-old in a 2023 poll.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 24 May 2025
But even though the Florida law bars people under 21 from purchasing rifles and other long guns, they are still allowed under state law to receive firearms as gifts.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Long gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gun. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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