gun control

noun

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

Examples of gun control in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The parents, Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, was killed in the shooting, won a $50 million verdict in Texas over Jones’ lies about the shooting being a hoax staged by crisis actors with the goal of increasing gun control. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 June 2024 The Bruen decision invigorated legal challenges to gun control measures all across the country. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024 With Barr assuming leadership of perhaps the nation's most controversial advocacy group, a significant shift in the NRA's stance on gun control is not expected. Abc News, ABC News, 21 June 2024 The Court’s decision upheld an important principle that goes far beyond gun control: Federal bureaucrats do not have the authority to invent new crimes by rewriting the law. Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for gun control 

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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 7 Jul. 2024.

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