Yes. Sherriffs and their deputies have - and continue to- made use of long guns.
Ordinary rifles and shotguns, no. Assault rifles, yes. See link below.
rifles are for further range compared to shotguns, and handguns are not as powerful.
They now use assault rifles , hunting rifles , shotguns , handguns and bladed weaponry
they used shotguns,rifles,and cannons
Texas Gun Laws (As of January, 2008) State Requirements for Rifles and Shotguns Permit to purchase rifles and shotguns? No. Registration of rifles and shotguns? No. Licensing of owners of rifles and shotguns? No. Permit to carry rifles and shotguns? No. source: http://crime.about.com/od/gunlawsbystate/a/gunlaws_tx.htm
Rifles, shotguns and handguns differ mostly on the type of cartridge used.
Rifles, pistols, shotguns, machine guns, cannon.
Rifles, shotguns, handguns, machine guns. Mainly rifles and shotguns.
Rifles and shotguns. Rifles may range for .22 rimfires up through .223 caliber centerfire.
Rifles and shotguns are both considered long guns.
airsoft pistols thats what i started out with then i got shotguns and rifles
Due to the range of shotguns and rifles that shotguns have more useless range than rifles. Shotguns have very poor bullets due to close range weapons. They can only shoot at the maximum range of 50 meters to 125 meters away while rifles can shoot at the maximum range of 800 meters to 1, 400 meters away. Some rifle can reach up to 1, 000 meters to 2, 200 meters away. Shotguns are only for close range combat while rifles are for long range combat. Rifles have more useful range than shotguns. Rifles are much more powerful and 4 to 5 times more accurate than shotguns. Shotguns are less accurate and have extremely poor penetrating power to body armor while rifles have excellent penetrating to body armor.