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

Days later, Brun was caught on the wire plotting to acquire a rifle for Manguchei, who, as a felon, was not allowed to own firearms. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Currently, state law restricts open carry of firearms only in public buildings with security measures like metal detectors and guards. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Tawhedi pleaded guilty in June last year to attempting to provide material support to ISIS and related firearms offenses. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026

Dangelo Currie, 29, was charged with violating his probation in a 2017 federal firearms trafficking conviction. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Some of the Guardians, as Space Force troops are known, received firearms training – for the first time since boot camp. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026

Bumbershoot prohibits a number of items on festival grounds, including firearms, knives, drugs, and drones, among other items. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Earlier this month, Berlin prosecutors searched his home for firearms but found only a toy gun and the case was dismissed. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 26 July 2026

Walking through the doors of Valkyrie Arms Training in Meridian, you are greeted by a large mural of 19th century women on the Western frontier, dressed in period gowns and gazing into the distance — and wielding firearms. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026