Normally on October 31, my twin brother and I would step out of our shotgun house and rush to every home within a three-block radius.

NPR: Stepping Out of Fear

Carter left the house with a shotgun, found the boys, and told them that he wanted them to come back to his house to be questioned.

NEWYORKER: Battleground America

When Seth fell to the floor and Amy ran out of the kitchen, she left the house through the back door, taking the shotgun with her.

NEWYORKER: A Loaded Gun