gun control

[ guhnkuhn-trohl ]
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noun
  1. government regulation of the sale and ownership of firearms.

Origin of gun control

1
First recorded in 1960–65

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How to use gun control in a sentence

  • Technicians prefer the name "gun control" for this mechanism.

  • "We will now go below again and look at the gun-control room," said the boatswain's mate, as he trotted off once more.

  • I say luckily, because the gun-control for the whole ship was suspended while Y—— waited for that infernal helmet.

    Stories of the Ships | Lewis R. Freeman
  • There was nothing that required handweapons for this, however, and he slipped his strong young hands around the main gun control.

    World Without War | E. G. von Wald