gun control

noun

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

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And now Bosley is raising funds and awareness for the gun control advocacy group March for Our Lives as part of Team Inspire — a group of 26 runners with varying levels of marathon experience — facilitated by New York Road Runners, which produces the marathon. Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024 If the massive numbers of gun enthusiasts could be mobilized, Feldman thought, the fight over gun control would be fairer. Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024 Kamala Harris' policy plans on guns Harris oversees the White House Office of Gun Violence and Prevention, which was created by the Biden administration in 2023 in order to find a way around congressional inaction on stronger gun control laws. Caroline Linton, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024 Sanders is passionate about gun control and wants to see more background checks and regulations in 2025. Sarah Moore and Sophia Jundy, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024 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 28 Nov. 2024.

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