gun control

Look at other dictionaries:

• gun control — Government regulation of the manufacture, sale, and possession of firearms. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. gun control Government regulation of the manufacture, sale, and posses …   Law dictionary

• gun control — N UNCOUNT: oft N n Gun control refers to the laws that restrict the possession and use of guns. France has tight gun control laws for handguns, but not for hunting rifles …   English dictionary

• gun control — noun Gun control is used before these nouns: ↑legislation …   Collocations dictionary

• gun control — UK / US noun [uncountable] laws that prevent people from keeping and using guns • Cultural note: In the US, the issue of gun control is the cause of much political disagreement, because the constitution gives people the right to own weapons, but… …   English dictionary

• gun control — gun con.trol n [U] law laws that limit the ways in which guns can be sold, owned, and used …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gun control — gun con,trol noun uncount laws that prevent people from keeping and using guns …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gun control — governmental supervision and regulation of the ownership of firearms (e.g. licensing requirements, background checks on gun buyers, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

• gun control — /ˈgʌn kəntroʊl/ (say gun kuhntrohl) noun restrictions on the number and type of firearms owned by ordinary citizens in the community …   Australian English dictionary

• gun control — noun efforts to regulate or control sales of guns • Hypernyms: ↑regulation, ↑regulating …   Useful english dictionary

• gun control — noun Date: 1969 regulation of the selling, owning, and use of guns …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gun control — noun (U) law s that restrict the possession and use of guns …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English