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gun grabber

gun grabber noun: a person in favour of gun control who wishes to confiscate the firearms of private citizens.

Noun

gun grabber (plural gun grabbers)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A person in favour of gun control who wishes to confiscate the firearms of private citizens.
    • Although his adversaries in the gun industry might characterize Ricker as a "gun grabber," or a total abolitionist of gun rights, the portrayal is far from accurate. In fact, he is a gun owner and a hunter.2006, Arnold Grossman, One Nation Under Guns: An Essay on an American Epidemic, page 114
    • And once the gun grabbers know who has the guns, then they know where to send the police to confiscate them; just like the Nazis did in 1930s Germany and New York City did with gun bans.2018, Mark W. Smith, #Duped: How the Anti-gun Lobby Exploits the Parkland School Shooting—and How Gun Owners Can Fight Back

Forms of gun grabber

pluralgun grabbers

Questions about gun grabber

What does gun grabber mean?
Gun grabber means a person in favour of gun control who wishes to confiscate the firearms of private citizens.
What part of speech is gun grabber?
Gun grabber is a noun.
What is the plural of gun grabber?
The plural of gun grabber is gun grabbers.

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