gun rights
plural noun
U.S. politics
: legal rights that allow civilians to own, use, and sell guns
supporters of gun rights
—often used before another noungun rights advocates/groups
Note: The term gun rights often suggests support for an interpretation of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that favors broad rights to gun ownership.
Examples of gun rights in a Sentence
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Bondi restored gun rights to 10 people, including actor Mel Gibson, who lost them after criminal convictions.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
Today, that isn’t so much the case in most of America, where Supreme Court decisions and state laws are more friendly to gun rights.
—William La Jeunesse, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Each made a mention of restoring gun rights as part of their petition for a pardon.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Oyer initially expressed concern to her superiors about restoring Gibson’s gun rights without a sufficient background investigation, particularly given Gibson’s history of domestic violence.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
That was challenged by gun rights groups which have filed similar lawsuits in Georgia, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Neither case noted dissents from any justices, signaling an unwillingness to wade any further into constitutional gun rights, for now.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
The Court ruled 8–1 in favor of maintaining the law, signaling that even after its broad 2022 expansion of gun rights, some restrictions remain constitutionally permissible.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
So might the Second Amendment’s guarantees of gun rights.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
Today, that isn’t so much the case in most of America, where Supreme Court decisions and state laws are more friendly to gun rights.
—William La Jeunesse, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Each made a mention of restoring gun rights as part of their petition for a pardon.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Oyer initially expressed concern to her superiors about restoring Gibson’s gun rights without a sufficient background investigation, particularly given Gibson’s history of domestic violence.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
That was challenged by gun rights groups which have filed similar lawsuits in Georgia, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Neither case noted dissents from any justices, signaling an unwillingness to wade any further into constitutional gun rights, for now.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
The Court ruled 8–1 in favor of maintaining the law, signaling that even after its broad 2022 expansion of gun rights, some restrictions remain constitutionally permissible.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
So might the Second Amendment’s guarantees of gun rights.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Gun rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20rights. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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