long gun
noun
plural long guns
: a firearm having a long barrel and intended to be fired from the shoulder
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Police said the shooters were inside the pickup truck, armed with long guns and wearing masks.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Deputies recovered three long guns and four handguns.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
Several Guard troops carrying long guns while wearing camouflage were spotted in the far southwest suburbs, the Chicago Tribune reported.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Officials later confirmed the shot came from a long gun fired from the university’s Losee Center, located about 200 yards from where Kirk was speaking.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Deputies recovered three long guns and four handguns.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
Several Guard troops carrying long guns while wearing camouflage were spotted in the far southwest suburbs, the Chicago Tribune reported.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Officials later confirmed the shot came from a long gun fired from the university’s Losee Center, located about 200 yards from where Kirk was speaking.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Long gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gun. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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