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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The rapper must also return to the Atlanta area four times during each year of his probation to make an anti-gang, anti-gun violence presentation at a grade school, middle school, or high school, or at an organization like the Boys & Girls Club.
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
There was one hiccup, however: the script called for Weaver's character (protagonist Ripley) to use a machine gun — and the actress was staunchly anti-gun.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Quaritch promises them access to firearms, in flagrant defiance of Pandora’s unwritten anti-gun laws.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2025
Nearly a month after the shooting, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers created the Wisconsin Office of Violence Prevention, an executive order applauded by grassroots anti-gun violence groups but blasted by Republican lawmakers.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
There was one hiccup, however: the script called for Weaver's character (protagonist Ripley) to use a machine gun — and the actress was staunchly anti-gun.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Quaritch promises them access to firearms, in flagrant defiance of Pandora’s unwritten anti-gun laws.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2025
Nearly a month after the shooting, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers created the Wisconsin Office of Violence Prevention, an executive order applauded by grassroots anti-gun violence groups but blasted by Republican lawmakers.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Anti-gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-gun. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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