gun control
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gun control
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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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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