gun control
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gun control
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Earlier this month, three Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee faced an expulsion vote by the GOP majority for supporting a protest by gun control advocates in the state Capitol building.
From Salon
Mr. Biden wants more gun control laws but has run into stiff opposition from Republicans and red-state Democrats on Capitol Hill.
From Washington Times
In early April, the Tennessee House expelled two Democrats who joined raucous demonstrators agitating for gun control in the chamber.
From Washington Post
Republicans there unseated two Black Democratic lawmakers for participating in a protest in the Tennessee House chamber in support of gun control.
From Washington Post
Tennessee lawmakers not only rejected gun control laws, but by expelling the lawmakers they sent a message saying: “Your voices shouldn’t be here. We’re going to send you away,” Zephyr said.
From Seattle Times
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