Synonyms of firearms

firearms

noun

plural of firearm

as in guns

a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder

will need a permit to carry a firearm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guns
• rifles
• handguns
• pistols
• arms
• small arms
• revolvers
• shotguns
• pieces
• semiautomatics
• muskets
• heat
• derringers
• sidearms
• six-guns
• six-shooters
• zip guns
• flintlocks
• matchlocks
• blunderbusses
• carbines
• firelocks
• smoothbores
• machine guns
• fieldpieces
• assault weapons
• harquebuses
• breechloaders
• assault rifles
• automatics
• culverins
• submachine guns
• rods
• machine pistols
• gats
• roscoes
• self-loaders
• tommy guns
• AK-47s
• spearguns
• repeaters
• forty-fives
• twenty-twos

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of firearms

California has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, but state lawmakers are concerned that a new technology is allowing criminals to obtain firearms by building them from scratch. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

On Saturday, Judge D’Anthony Thedford allowed for Davis’ pretrial release, but ordered him to surrender his firearm owner’s identification card and firearms to law enforcement within 48 hours. — William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue said Henrichsen had firearms and repeatedly sought to speak with the FBI during negotiations. — David Benda, USA Today, 18 July 2026

In a 2021 court filing, David Brouillette was stripped of his firearms temporarily. — Alina Hartounian, NPR, 17 July 2026

Authorities said the pair, together with co-defendant Ramon De Jesus Velasquez Martinez, used firearms and threats of violence to intimidate victims into compliance. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

The City of Winter Garden removed a sign banning guns from a city park this week after Florida’s attorney general threatened legal action, saying state law does not allow local governments to regulate firearms. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026

The indictment claimed the men attacked Bowman using firearms outside a gas station, but Bowman survived. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026

Teri handled higher-value finds and saw that potentially dangerous items – like firearms and knives – got to the local sheriff’s office. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026