These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'gun control.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Anyone can be affected by firearm violence but in certain situations gun. Heller, the Supreme Court ruled that average citizens have a constitutional right to possess handguns for personal self-protection in the home. Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. More than 500 people die every day because of violence committed with firearms. 2023 The altercation took place April 5, a day of walkouts at schools in Uvalde and across the country to protest the lack of legislative action on gun control. Keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers, other violent criminals, and the severely mentally ill by supporting laws that stop domestic abusers from. 2023 The killings put more political pressure on Republicans to support at least some kind of gun control. 2023 The charges against Gillum involve funds related to a Black LGBTQ-advocacy organization and an organization that supports stricter gun control. Amit Goldenberg, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2023 For example, participants reported their emotions upon seeing pictures of police brutality and expressed their views on topics such as gun control, hunting and increasing military spending. 2023 Polls consistently show that a majority of Americans, particularly those of us who reserve our patriotic outfits for the Fourth of July, support some form of additional gun control. States with more gun control laws have lower levels of firearm homicide and firearm suicide. Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 23 Apr. 2023 Republicans there unseated two Black Democratic lawmakers for participating in a protest in the Tennessee House chamber in support of gun control.

Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. Recent Examples on the Web In the days following the shooting, city officials called for action from the state legislature regarding gun control.

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