gun control

noun

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

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Sanders is passionate about gun control and wants to see more background checks and regulations in 2025. Sarah Moore and Sophia Jundy, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024 On the campaign trail, Walz has spoken at length about how the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre reshaped his thinking on gun violence and gun control. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024 There is an astonishing section in the book where people of opposed views on gun control discover their beliefs developed for the same reason - tragic events had left both of them feeling unsafe. Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 Zoom in: Populace, a Massachusetts think tank, and YouGov polled Americans to gauge their public and private views on topics like trust in government, gun control, higher education and the border. Erica Pandey, Axios, 24 Sep. 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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