The term long gun is used to describe classes of firearm and cannon with longer barrels than other classes. In small arms, a long gun is designed to be fired braced against the shoulder, in contrast to a handgun, while in artillery a long gun would be contrasted with a howitzer or carronade.
Read more about Long Gun: Small Arms, Naval Long Guns
Famous quotes containing the words long and/or gun:
“Love is a landscape the long mountains
define but don’t
shut off from the
unseeable distance.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?”
—Harvey Thew, screenwriter, John Bright, screenwriter, and Lowell Sherman. Lady Lou (Mae West)