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

Examples of anti-gun in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One congressional Democrat appeared to blame Trump for the shooting and a Democratic state senator used the shooting as an opportunity to advance his anti-gun position. —

Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 July 2024 According to the Giffords Law Center, which serves as the policy arm of the anti-gun violence organization started by former Arizona Congresswoman and mass shooting survivor Gabrielle Giffords, the machines don't address instances where local locals go beyond federal regulations. —

Michael Loria, The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2024 Hundreds flocked to the Church of the Messiah for its 17th annual Silence the Violence event, one of the largest anti-gun violence marches in the country. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2024 After the memorial, Darien Scriven, program manager of Brownsville In Violence Out, an anti-gun violence group, said the shooting caused trauma to a lot of kids in the neighborhood. —

John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-gun

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