How to Use long gun in a Sentence

long gun

noun

• And each of the five shooters has a long gun aimed straight at your heart.
  — Howard Blum, airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
• The teen allegedly approached the school with a long gun, but didn’t get far.
  — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2024
• Growing up in Minnesota, the long guns were in the stairway closet and the shells were in the drawer.
  — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
• The shooter was armed with a Hi-Point .45-caliber carbine long gun.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023
• Here are the pros and cons as well as a general overview of chasing elk with a long gun.
  — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 22 Feb. 2024
• National Guard soldiers patrolled the banks of the Rio Grande with long guns.
  — Alejandro Serrano, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
• The meth dealer next door to me was hauled away when police showed up with long guns and a battering ram.
  — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
• Authorities in tactical gear and armed with long guns could be seen in the area.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
• The shooter used as many as three guns, including a handgun and at least one long gun, Schierbaum said.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
• At least one agent from the U.S. Marshals Service was also observed at the scene, carrying a long gun.
  — Nbc News, NBC news, 30 June 2025
• The bills would set the minimum age at 18 for purchasing rifles and other long guns.
  — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
• There are 23 states, including the District of Columbia, that allow 18-year-old's to purchase firearms in the form of long guns.
  — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2023
• Pope had driven off as soon as the neighbor appeared brandishing a long gun.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 25 Aug. 2023
• Opposition to expanding the right to carry long guns is at 74%, up from 71% in May.
  — Kim Jarrett | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
• According to police, Levine was located in the parking lot armed with a long gun.
  — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
• Police found Vahey in the park carrying what appeared to be a long gun, said Peters.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
• On the other, one law enforcement officer with a shield stands in front of an officer with a long gun.
  — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• Participants have been asked not to bring long guns, for example, though sidearms are fine.
  — Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
• Despite that, Gallegos said, Boettcher came out of his house with the long gun and pointed it directly in his face.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• Although protests across the country were largely peaceful, in downtown Lafayette, Indiana, a man took a long gun out of his car and approached the crowd.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
• Law enforcement sources had described one of the weapons as a long gun with a suppressive device acting as a silencer.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
• In May, police responded to a middle school in Mount Horeb, where a 911 caller said someone approaching the school appeared to have a long gun.
  — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
• That includes tactical teams with long guns that will also be on patrol, with the idea that their presence is a deterrent.
  — Jason Morris, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
• The officers learned that a next-door neighbor was frequently seen with a long gun, according to police.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
• The federal agents sent to Minnesota wear body armor and masks, and bear long guns and sidearms.
  — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
• At least two were armed with long guns, Sgt.
  — Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 15 Jan. 2026
• In it, a protester appeared to fire a long gun, while others set fires and threw gasoline bombs at what appeared to be a government compound.
  — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
• At least 11 people were killed when the two gunmen opened fire with long guns, officials said.
  — Omer Bekin, NBC news, 15 Dec. 2025
• Officers in tactical gear with long guns entered and cleared the room and escorted the students out.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
• Separate footage showed two men in black shirts firing with long guns from a footbridge leading to the beach.
  — Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025