anti-gun
adjective
an·ti-gun
ˌan-tē-ˈgən 
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to guns : opposing, prohibiting, or strictly controlling the sale and possession of guns or of certain types of guns
anti-gun legislation
anti-gun activists
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He is also required to go to the Atlanta area four times a year during his probation to give an anti-gang and anti-gun presentation at a school, Boys and Girls Club or similar organization.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Hackman is often hailed as Hollywood’s ultimate tough guy but the range of his 100 movie credits and his dislike of overtly violent roles and anti-gun stance paints a more complex picture of a man who went through hard times in his childhood and early adulthood before achieving fame.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
His wife and mother of his child, would-be employers and mentors and a representative from anti-gun violence program Save Our Streets all wrote letters to the judge.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
To thwart gun-violence the chain had passed a tough anti-gun law with mandatory prison sentence.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Hackman is often hailed as Hollywood’s ultimate tough guy but the range of his 100 movie credits and his dislike of overtly violent roles and anti-gun stance paints a more complex picture of a man who went through hard times in his childhood and early adulthood before achieving fame.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
His wife and mother of his child, would-be employers and mentors and a representative from anti-gun violence program Save Our Streets all wrote letters to the judge.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
To thwart gun-violence the chain had passed a tough anti-gun law with mandatory prison sentence.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Anti-gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-gun. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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