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

But after his son Eugene Horsch, 44, was arrested in June on charges involving unlawful firearms and forgery, police made a series of unsettling discoveries at the family home on Chew Avenue in Philly's Olney neighborhood. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Under the federal law, people must be 21 to purchase a handgun from a licensed federal firearms dealer, though 18- to 20-year-olds can buy handguns from private sellers. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

He was also told to surrender his passport and any personal firearms. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

For now, the court record describes a shipment declared as storage boxes, coolers and a chair that federal agents say instead contained firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and an assortment of unfinished receivers and other gun parts. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

The firearms training services are mission-critical and required by all ICE Law Enforcement personnel per ICE Firearms and Use of Force Policy. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Police encourage residents to secure their firearms and use gun locks, Calzada said. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026

Officers also found several large shipping boxes containing precious metals, two unregistered firearms, and more than $105,000 in cash, according to the sheriff’s department. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Smith & Wesson — The firearms manufacturer reported a beat on the top and bottom lines, sending shares 6% higher. — Michelle Fox,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026