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OfficerBlind91 t1_iup0ltm wrote

Reply to comment by OhGawDuhhh in Two Cops Shot by Man With Long Gun in Newark; No One in Custody by No___ImRight

Long gun is a very normal phrase meaning a rifle.

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mrlolloran t1_iup7erx wrote

Rifle is normaler

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tayroarsmash t1_iur4vkk wrote

Rifle only refers to a rifle. A long gun includes all guns that are not hand guns. A shotgun, for instance, is a long gun.

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Badfiish t1_iur0hbf wrote

Or shotgun

Or carbine etc.

It's literally a gun that is long as opposed to a 'hand gun', sized for a hand

Long gun is also a legal term in many states

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