gun control

noun

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

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The debate over trans gun ownership is especially complicated in the context of the larger push by progressives for widespread gun control. Grace Byron, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025 Morse was ultimately recalled from office in 2013 owing to his gun control advocacy. Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025 That push-and-pull has often forced officials to walk a fine line of calling for change but stifling talk of gun control. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025 On gun control—long a litmus test for Democrats—Republicans are now ahead by four points. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 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 11 Oct. 2025.

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