How to Use long gun in a Sentence

long gun

noun
  • At least two were armed with long guns, Sgt.
    — Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • At the top of the video, one of the men carries a long gun.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
  • One officer grabbed a long gun from his trunk.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • Most of the bullet casings found at the scene were fired by long guns.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • His partner could be seen in the passenger seat with a long gun drawn.
    — ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Deputies recovered three long guns and four handguns.
    — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Police with long guns walked around the school’s perimeter and armed deputies cruised the campus on golf carts.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The majority of shell casings found at the scene were from a long gun rifle.
    — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Police said the shooters were inside the pickup truck, armed with long guns and wearing masks.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Separate footage showed two men in black shirts firing with long guns from a footbridge leading to the beach.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Separate footage showed two men in black shirts firing with long guns from a footbridge leading to the beach.
    — Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
  • At least 11 people were killed when the two gunmen opened fire with long guns, officials said.
    — Omer Bekin, NBC news, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The federal agents sent to Minnesota wear body armor and masks, and bear long guns and sidearms.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Lowering the age to buy a long gun has been a priority of the House for the past couple of years.
    — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Most of those shots were fired by a long gun, investigators said – one of the five weapons White had stolen from his father.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Multiple gun replica lighters, including long guns, were also for sale.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • At the scene were two firearms, a long gun and a modified handgun, McDonald said.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
  • He is seen walking down the middle of the street, terrorizing drivers and waving and shooting a long gun.
    — Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • Police recovered a long gun and a modified handgun.
    — Jim Morris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Officers in tactical gear with long guns entered and cleared the room and escorted the students out.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Authorities later found Masse dead at the scene, with his long gun recovered nearby.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • At one point, a group of federal agents, some carrying long guns, and an armored vehicle were stationed outside.
    — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 30 May 2026
  • In it, a protester appeared to fire a long gun, while others set fires and threw gasoline bombs at what appeared to be a government compound.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Most of the shell casings found at the scene were from a long gun, one of the weapons White took from his father, the GBI said.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Police said the couple's 34-year-old son, Bryce Ragan, was found inside the home holding a long gun.
    — Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Florida is one step closer to lowering the age to legally purchase a long gun from 21 to 18.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Video camera from the squad car shows Foy driving the car with Jaworski in the passenger seat, carrying a long gun.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • All of my semi-automatic long guns are capable of being converted.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Some reforms followed, including raising the minimum age to purchase long guns to 21.
    — Kamye Hugley, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Those researchers also found that 52% of rural firearm suicides were by long gun, compared to 17% in urban counties.
    — Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025

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