long gun
noun
plural long guns
: a firearm having a long barrel and intended to be fired from the shoulder
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Authorities later found Masse dead at the scene, with his long gun recovered nearby.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Saturday, police responded to Ham Road in Raymond on a report that a man had fired a long gun at family members, according to the attorney general’s office.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
All of my semi-automatic long guns are capable of being converted.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
His partner could be seen in the passenger seat with a long gun drawn.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Saturday, police responded to Ham Road in Raymond on a report that a man had fired a long gun at family members, according to the attorney general’s office.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
All of my semi-automatic long guns are capable of being converted.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
His partner could be seen in the passenger seat with a long gun drawn.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Long gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20gun. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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