anti-gun

adjective

an·​ti-gun ˌan-tē-ˈgən How to pronounce anti-gun (audio)
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

Examples of anti-gun in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Tester has voted for Obama and Biden’s anti-gun Supreme Court justices and against pro-freedom justices. Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Sep. 2024 More than 1,300 of them have occurred in schools in the past decade, leaving students deserving of a nurturing education with trauma, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, an anti-gun violence advocacy non-profit organization. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024 According to reps, there will also be a focus on anti-gun violence and a salute to Rise Up NYC. NYC Children’s Festival (Day 2) Howard Bennett Playground — W. 135th St. between Malcolm X Blvd. & Fifth Ave. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024 Driving the news: Five youth teams from across Philadelphia are presenting social media videos with anti-gun violence messages Monday at REC Philly. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-gun 

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Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-gun was in 1899

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“Anti-gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-gun. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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