gun control

noun

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

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Relatives also lobbied state and federal lawmakers for stricter gun control laws that never advanced. Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026 Following that attack, Australia introduced some of the strictest gun control laws in the world. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2025 Japan has strict gun control laws and has lower murder rates than most other countries in the world. Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose poll numbers were found by The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper to have plunged by 15 points in the wake of the attack, said Tuesday that his government would address hate speech and gun control and work with states on new laws. Katie Silver, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gun control

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First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gun control was in 1927

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“Gun control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20control. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.

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