long gun

[ lawng-guhn, long ]

/ ˈlɔŋ ˈgʌn, ˈlɒŋ /

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noun

a handheld firearm with a long barrel, as a rifle, designed to be fired when braced against the shoulder: Grab your long guns, and let’s get in some target practice.

Ordnance. a mounted firearm, as a cannon, with a long barrel, especially as compared to a shorter-barreled howitzer: Near the foot of the watchtower was planted a long gun charged with the finest British powder.

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Origin of long gun

First recorded in 1530–40

Words nearby long gun

Longford, long-form, long gallery, long game, long green, long gun, longhair, longhand, longhandles, long haul, long-haul COVID

How to use long gun in a sentence

At one point, police said, he was holding what looked like a long gun.
Police identify man fatally shot by officer at apartment building in Northwest Washington|Peter Hermann|September 1, 2021|Washington Post
“The last time, he emerged carrying a long gun,” Contee said.
Man is fatally shot by police in Northwest Washington|Martin Weil, Emily Davies|September 1, 2021|Washington Post
While federal law imposes an age limit of 21 for handgun purchases, the age limit for buying long guns is 18.
Gun laws barring sales to people under 21 are unconstitutional, appeals court rules|Ann Marimow|July 13, 2021|Washington Post
A video of that incident shows an assault with a long gun on a female victim, the Takoma Park police said Saturday.
New charges filed against Pentagon police officer, authorities say|Martin Weil|April 11, 2021|Washington Post

For this exercise, we focused specifically on the ability to purchase a long gun or rifle, because doing so is generally easier and less limited than buying a handgun.
Which is easier in your state: Buying a rifle or voting?|Philip Bump|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
No law, state or federal, prohibits the purchase of a long gun (rifle) from a private individual (non-licensed dealer).
Let’s End the Straw Purchasing of Guns|David Frum|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She was quite small, and carried only a single long gun, and it was suspected that she was a privateer.
Within The Enemy's Lines|Oliver Optic
If they refuse to come aboard we'll shell the bush with that long gun and the Maxim rapid-fire guns we've got below decks.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne
Once again the long gun was fired, but little damage was done, and the British ship answered with a broadside.
The Cruise of the "Lively Bee"|John De Morgan
Tempest applied the match to his long gun again, and as the shot flew through the air, he prayed it might disable the Britisher.
The Cruise of the "Lively Bee"|John De Morgan
The Lively Bee suddenly threw her bow up into the wind, and after a short pause, fired her long gun.
The Cruise of the "Lively Bee"|John De Morgan