gun control

noun

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

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Gray cites a study from 2021 in which researchers argued with strangers about gun control. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025 The blue majority has passed numerous gun control measures over the past few years and will likely continue. Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025 Kentucky becomes the latest state to legalize medical marijuana and several states, including Delaware, tighten gun control. Acacia Squires, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024 There have been at least 200 incidents of gunfire on school grounds this year, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control advocacy group. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gun control 

Word History

First Known Use

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 18 Jan. 2025.

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