gun control

noun

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

Examples of gun control in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Experts fear 'adverse consequences' of reversing gun laws Though limited in scope, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act was the first major federal gun control legislation enacted in nearly three decades. —Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025

Well, violating individual rights with gun control is not on the path to reducing gun violence. —Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025

Unlike the United States, Mexico has strict gun control laws, with only one single gun store issuing fewer than 50 permits a year. —Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gun control

• amphibole
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