How to Use long gun in a Sentence

long gun

noun
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  • The shooter was armed with a Hi-Point .45-caliber carbine long gun.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Here are the pros and cons as well as a general overview of chasing elk with a long gun.
    — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The meth dealer next door to me was hauled away when police showed up with long guns and a battering ram.
    — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Authorities in tactical gear and armed with long guns could be seen in the area.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
  • There are 23 states, including the District of Columbia, that allow 18-year-old's to purchase firearms in the form of long guns.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Pope had driven off as soon as the neighbor appeared brandishing a long gun.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Police found Vahey in the park carrying what appeared to be a long gun, said Peters.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
  • On the other, one law enforcement officer with a shield stands in front of an officer with a long gun.
    — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Participants have been asked not to bring long guns, for example, though sidearms are fine.
    — Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Despite that, Gallegos said, Boettcher came out of his house with the long gun and pointed it directly in his face.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Video that was verified by NBC News but does not reveal what transpired beforehand shows a man in a parking lot firing a long gun.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 22 June 2024
  • The state has never required, in modern times at least, a permit or training to carry a long gun like an AR-15 — the best-selling rifle in the country and the style of weapon that was used in last week’s shooting.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Video from the scene, verified by NBC News, shows a man firing a long gun in the parking lot outside the store, with some of the rounds seemingly directed at vehicles.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
  • After the vehicle stopped about 5:40 p.m., Guzman got out, carrying a long gun and carjacked an SUV while pointing the weapon at the driver, police said.
    — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024
  • Cellphone video captured a man in the parking lot aiming a long gun and firing in multiple directions.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN, 23 June 2024
  • In interviews, members of Kirk’s family wondered how Kirk, who was 5 feet, 5 inches tall, could have shot herself with a long gun.
    — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Their purpose was somewhat nebulous—open carry of long guns was already legal in most states.
    — Rachel Monroe, Harper's Magazine, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Authorities said a woman armed with a long gun walked into the megachurch accompanied by a young child and began firing.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Two officers with long guns were perched on a nearby rooftop, seemingly watching events unfold.
    — Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
  • In addition to such publicly visible efforts, agents are often perched on rooftops with long guns when a protectee appears in public.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
  • People screamed, a helicopter circled overhead and an officer on a sheriff’s boat pointed a long gun toward them.
    — Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Mayor John Stephens meets with village board members under a seal portraying Eliphalet Remington holding a long gun.
    — Michael Hill, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The new rule was issued last year and changed the definition of a firearm under federal law to include unfinished parts, like the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun, so they can be tracked more easily.
    — Mark Sherman, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Federal and local officers with long guns searched the Foggy Bottom and Georgetown areas for hours, shutting down streets and a bridge into Virginia while a helicopter scanned from the skies.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The regulation changed the definition of a firearm under federal law to include unfinished parts, like the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun, so they can be tracked more easily.
    — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • His sales floor was a barn on his property: Law enforcement authorities discovered around 600 long guns, many marked with price tags, arrayed on tables.
    — Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Authorities are searching for two suspects armed with long guns who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Brinks armored truck in Pennsylvania in broad daylight.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 July 2024
  • Supporters of the bill have argued, in part, that the prohibition on people under 21 buying long guns violates the constitutional rights of young adults.
    — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Two men armed with long guns robbed an armored truck outside Philadelphia, authorities said Wednesday.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
  • Other types of guns: Jamison confirmed that federal law doesn’t explicitly mention age requirements for the possession of other types of guns, such as shotguns or long guns.
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2024

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