gun control
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gun control
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered immediate measures to tighten gun control, suspending the discount purchase scheme and the issuing of all purchase licences.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The same concerns about gun control that perplexed Renaissance rulers remain unresolved in the United States today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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
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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