gun control

noun

: regulation of the selling, owning, and use of guns

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Since his arrival to the upper chamber, he’s been a persistent nuisance to the gun lobby and a leading gun control advocate in Congress, which took nearly a decade to pass gun violence prevention legislation in response to the shooting. — Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Feb. 2025 Taken in the anti-federalist context, current gun control laws are far too restrictive – contrary to the proclamations of many media pundits. — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025 Among other issues awaiting them: a budget with a shortfall of at least $670 million, a housing crisis that rages on, and fresh fights over labor law, gun control and the environment. — Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025 Illinois and Indiana, as a whole, are vastly different politically and culturally: a blue state and red state side by side in the center of the nation, separated by a 159-mile border, with divergent laws on everything from reproductive rights to gun control to gender-affirming health care. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gun control

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1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gun control was in 1964

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“Gun control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20control. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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