gun control

noun

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

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Leo mirrored Francis’s thoughts on DACA while also appearing to signal his support for gun control. Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2025 The Context The shooting comes amid ongoing gun control debates at the state and nation levels. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025 Read more: The U.S. passed a landmark gun control deal. Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 May 2025 Some standouts include a nearly 15-hour filibuster by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., for gun control legislation in 2016, and a more than 21-hour effort by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to defund the Affordable Care Act in 2013. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gun control

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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 18 May. 2025.

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