long gun
noun
plural long guns
: a firearm having a long barrel and intended to be fired from the shoulder
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Questions have lingered about whose bullet struck the officer as the suspect ran through security with a long gun toward the ballroom packed with journalists, administration officials and others.
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ABC News, 3 May 2026
Of the 39 guns that were reportedly found and seized, three of them were considered assault weapons; 28 of them were long guns; and eight of them were handguns, including one which was reported as stolen, according to police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Authorities later found Masse dead at the scene, with his long gun recovered nearby.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 3 May 2026
Of the 39 guns that were reportedly found and seized, three of them were considered assault weapons; 28 of them were long guns; and eight of them were handguns, including one which was reported as stolen, according to police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Authorities later found Masse dead at the scene, with his long gun recovered nearby.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Long gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gun. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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