gun control
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- noun
- /ɡʌn kənˈtroʊl/
:
control de armas
- Her strong support for gun control ratcheted up yet another notch.
- gun control legislation
- the gun control issue
- national gun control
The case for more gun control is the case against freedom.
- The case for more gun control is the case against freedom.
- Or does gun control reform actually reduce gun deaths?
- But nothing has worked to stop these shootings and nothing proposed by these gun control advocates will work.
- Beto got impassioned about gun control and he was really ready to take a big swing.
- I think the hard left advocate for total gun control.
- I think that our founding fathers were less inclined to be for, you know, significant gun control of any kind.
- Ebsi don't believe we have a gun control problem in America.
- You know what, like half the country thinks it's gun control.
- Then it would, then it then it leapfrog to the Miami gun control situation.
- We'll think you meant somebody should shoot her, see what she thinks of gun control then.
- Look, it is too soon after this horrible tragedy to talk about things like gun control or the money I owe you.
Examples
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But the people now who are advocating for gun control really just want to protect our kids.
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I voted against gun control.
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Support for gun control is up 8% in the last 2 weeks.
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What this country needs is some serious gun control.
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How do you feel about gun control?
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What actions should be taken to increase gun control with minors?
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Emma's here to represent March for Our Lives and to advocate for gun control across America.
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There are other countries that have very lax gun control laws that have murder rates significantly lower than ours.
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Recent studies indicate that public support for gun control has increased significantly this year.
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The debate over gun control policies is crucial for ensuring the safety of our communities.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'regulation of firearms' is directly derivable from combining 'gun' (firearm) with 'control' (direction or regulation). This compound follows a straightforward noun-noun composition common cross-linguistically (e.g., 'control de armas'), so a B1 learner who knows both words will very likely infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Gun control comes from the idea of putting control on guns, making 'rules' about who can buy, own, or use them. So it means laws and rules about guns.