So, OP, what how would you describe a firearm that is not a handgun, but you're not sure if it was a rifle or a shotgun? I would use the term "long gun" myself, but maybe, as a certified firearms instructor, I'm uneducated and illiterate. 🤷‍♂️
If you can’t tell the difference between a shotgun and a rifle, you’re a complete idiot and probably a leftist like those parroting the “long gun” phrase they’ve all been told to use in the media
They’ve been using “long rifle” and “long gun” for a reason.
Do you invite your buddies to join you at the range to shoot “long guns”? I’m sure they’d laugh you out of the gun club