gun control

noun

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

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Everytown for Gun Safety, an organization lobbying for greater gun control across the country, ranks Minnesota 14th in the nation on gun law strength. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 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 School shootings account for less than 1% of the more than 44,000 annual gun deaths nationwide, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control. Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025 Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) co-vice chair David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland shooting, has called on Democrats to explore other avenues to achieve gun control reform—such as meeting Republicans on their terms to tackle the issue. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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