gun control

noun

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

Examples of gun control in a Sentence

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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. 2024.

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