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gun control

gun control noun: laws or policies that restrict the possession, production, or use of firearms by private citizens.

Noun

gun control (uncountable)

  1. Laws or policies that restrict the possession, production, or use of firearms by private citizens.
    • Opposing gun control was also consistent with a larger anti-regulation, libertarian, and anti-government conservative agenda.2012, Jill Lepore, "Battleground America: On Nation, Under the Gun", The New Yorker
    • Gun control activists began campaigning against "assault weapons" in the late 1980s, after they realized that their previous campaign to get handguns banned had failed.2013, National Rifle Association of America, "Semi-Automatic Firearms and the 'Assault Weapon' Issue Overview", NRA Institute for Legislative Action

Questions about gun control

What does gun control mean?
Gun control means laws or policies that restrict the possession, production, or use of firearms by private citizens.
What part of speech is gun control?
Gun control is a noun.

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