gun control

noun

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

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Michael Moore also mobilized activism on gun control with Bowling for Columbine. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 7 Dec. 2025 After a back-and-forth about gun control, the agitator doubled down. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025 Several gun control experts are criticizing a study that found that civilians with gun permits reduce the number of victims killed and injured in active shooting cases more than responding police officers do. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 While lawmakers passed a state budget and a bonding bill in the 2025 session, several pieces of big legislation are already being pitched for the 2026 session, including gun control and efforts to bar transgender women and girls from female sports. Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gun control

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gun control was in 1927

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“Gun control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20control. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.

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