gun control

noun

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

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Steve Kerr has addressed topics ranging from gun control to presidential politics and supported Kamala Harris for president on stage at the Democratic National Convention in 2024. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 In 2024, Quavo received Variety’s Hitmakers Humanitarian of the Year award for his gun control efforts. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026 The legislature enacted the gun control law at issue by a partisan vote on May 26 and the Dooley’s decision drew predictable political reaction. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026 According to the Hope Foundation, which lobbies for greater gun control, more than 26,000 people have been killed in armed incidents, including by weapons other than guns, since 2014. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gun control

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First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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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 Oct. 2026.

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