gun control

noun

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

Examples of gun control in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After that shooting, Anutin, who at the time was interior minister, ordered a raft of gun control measures, including a short-term ban on new licenses, import restrictions, and bans on people under 20 years from shooting ranges. — Chalinee Thirasupa, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

After the 2023 mall shooting, Anutin, who was interior minister at the time, enacted a one-year ban on the issue of new personal gun licenses and suspended public carry permits, among other gun control measures. — Nat Sumon, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

The league placed Black Lives Matter on its courts, honored Breonna Taylor on player uniforms and said the council would drive conversations about race, voting rights, LGBTQ advocacy and gun control. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Umut Vakfi, a foundation campaigning for gun control, says incidents of armed violence have reached alarming levels, reporting more than 2,700 last year in the country of 86 million people. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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