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gun control

American  
[guhn kuhn-trohl] / ˈgʌn kənˌtroʊl /

noun

  1. government regulation of the sale and ownership of firearms.


Etymology

Origin of gun control

First recorded in 1960–65


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Ms. DeGette is a progressive, a backer of abortion rights and gun control who has cosponsored Medicare for All legislation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Libertarianism’s role in gun control and the courts was the subject of his works, and Doherty had no shortage of admirers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

But counterintuitively, there were some conservative Republicans like California Gov. Ronald Reagan who also opted for gun control.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026

Since the shooting, Albanese is leading a state-federal push for stricter gun control, after the older assailant was found to have six licensed guns.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

We’d tackled gun control, the meaning of intellectual property, the structure of American education, and the future of networked computing.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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