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

Police later recovered the firearms in the bottom of a muddy canal at Northwest 10th Street and 18th Avenue. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

He also is charged with assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two additional firearms counts. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Authorities collected electronic devices, firearms and ammunition through the investigation, which remains ongoing, per the release. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

Authorities say law enforcement collected firearms, ammunition, and electronic devices as evidence in the investigation. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Advocates tout the measure as the most comprehensive update in a decade to the state's firearms laws. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

The highly controversial Ben-Gvir, as national security minister, oversees the ministry responsible for internal security, including the Israel Police, Israel Prison Service and civilian firearms licensing. — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Both local governments filed their briefs to the Supreme Court this week, emphasizing their arguments that the bans are lawful because the AR-15 and similar weapons are not ordinary firearms. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2026

The assailants used firearms and explosives, igniting the vehicle. — Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026