gun control

noun

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

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Her congressional career has been built in large part on her advocacy for gun control legislation. Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025 In an era defined by partisan divides on issues such as immigration, health care, social welfare, gender equality, race relations and gun control, why are so many Republican and Democratic political leaders on the same page on the issue of AI regulation? Adam Eichen, The Conversation, 17 July 2025 David Hogg, a gun control advocate who split with the DNC, is onto this tired old act. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 16 July 2025 Despite a special legislative session on gun control and mental health held in August 2023, Tennessee lawmakers have not passed any meaningful gun reform. Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for gun control

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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 20 Aug. 2025.

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