gun control

noun

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

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The fatal attack has raised concerns about campus public-safety protocols, political violence, gun control and free speech. Mandy Taheri joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 But unlike in past deadly episodes of gun violence, the leaders were silent on calling for any gun control measures. Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025 Walz and fellow Democratic-Farmer-Labor leaders, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, have renewed calls for more gun control laws in recent days. Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025 He and two other members of the Tennessee House of Representatives were famously expelled from that legislative body two years ago for taking part in a gun control protest on the House floor (he was subsequently reappointed). Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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